Cry Definition

krī
cried, cries, crying
verb
cried, cries, crying
To sob and shed tears, in expressing sorrow, pain, grief, etc.; weep.
Webster's New World
To utter loudly; shout; exclaim.
Webster's New World
To make a loud vocal sound or utterance; call out, as for help; shout.
Webster's New World
To plead or clamor (for)
Webster's New World
To call out (wares for sale, services offered, etc.); announce publicly.
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noun
cries
A loud vocal sound expressing pain, anger, fright, joy, etc.
Webster's New World
Any loud utterance; shout.
Webster's New World
An urgent appeal; plea.
Webster's New World
A public or general demand or complaint.
American Heritage
A sobbing and shedding of tears; fit of weeping.
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idiom
cry havoc
  • To sound an alarm; warn.
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cry (one's) eyes
  • To weep inconsolably for a long time.
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cry on (someone's) shoulder
  • To tell one's problems to someone else in an attempt to gain sympathy or consolation.
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cry over spilled milk
  • To regret in vain what cannot be undone or rectified.
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cry wolf
  • To raise a false alarm.
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Other Word Forms of Cry

Noun

Singular:
cry
Plural:
cries

Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Cry

Origin of Cry

  • From Middle English crien, from Old French crier, ("to announce publicly, proclaim, scream, shout"; > Medieval Latin crīdāre (“to cry out, shout, publish, proclaim”)), from Frankish *krītan (“to cry, cry out, publish”), from Proto-Germanic *krītaną (“to cry out, shout”), from Proto-Indo-European *greyd- (“to shout”). Cognate with Dutch krijten (“to cry”), Middle Low German krīten (“to cry, call out, shriek”), German kreißen (“to cry loudly, wail, groan”), Gothic (kreitan, “to cry, scream, call out”), Middle Irish grith (“a cry”), Welsh gryd (“a scream”).

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English crien from Old French crier from Vulgar Latin critāre from Latin quirītāre to cry out perhaps from Quirītēs public officers to whom one would cry out in times of need

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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