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(v)
To cry; to shed tears, especially when accompanied with sobbing or other difficulty speaking, as an expression of emotion such as sadness or joy.
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To shout in a loud voice, due to pain, or fear, or unhappiness.
(n)
(countable, uncountable) A loud cry or uproar.
(intransitive) To cry out suddenly, from some strong emotion.
(intransitive) To yell or shout.
(intransitive) To utter a sudden and loud cry, as in joy, triumph, exultation or anger, or to attract attention, to animate others, etc.
(intransitive) To shout; holler; make a loud sound with the voice, especially to express intense emotions such as anger or excitement.
The act of exclaiming; violent outcry; vehement utterance of the voice.
To cry "hollo"
To publicly greet or acknowledge a person, group, or organization.
An exclamation intended to rally soldiers in battle; a battle cry.
(military) An exclamation troops yell out when going to war or battle.
A form of war cry that encourages people to unite in a common cause.
(intransitive, transitive) To yell out; to vocalize audibly; announce.
(often nautical) A sudden storm, as found in a squall line.
(heading) To reach out with one's voice.
proclaim or announce in public
To cry weakly with a soft, high-pitched sound; to whimper; to whine.
Action of the verb to weep.
(intransitive) To wail; to give out a blaring cry.
(intransitive) To utter a high-pitched cry.
To utter a loud, protracted, mournful sound or cry, as dogs and wolves often do.
Of animals (especially a lion), to make a loud deep noise.
A scream.
The act of producing a yell.
An instance of loud or highly audible acclamation, clamor, crying or uproar.
(ambitransitive) To scream with a shrill, prolonged sound.
A great outcry or vociferation; loud and continued shouting or exclamation.
Feeling or expressing sorrow over someone's death.
(transitive, obsolete) To salute loudly.
(intransitive) To express grief; to weep or wail; to mourn.
(ambitransitive) To express sadness or sorrow for; to grieve over (especially a death).
A clamour, a commotion; a fuss or uproar.
(transitive) To feel very sad about; to mourn; to sorrow for.
(uncountable) unhappiness, woe
(intransitive, figuratively) To experience an inward feeling of disgust, embarrassment, or fear; (by extension) to feel very embarrassed.
(intransitive) To weep with convulsive gasps.
(transitive) To apply pressure to from two or more sides at once.
An act of showing joy.
A triumphant shouting; rejoicing; exultation.
A drop of clear, salty liquid produced from the eyes by crying or irritation.
(uncountable) A wide-ranging form of motorsport with various competitive elements such as test of speed and navigation.
(heading, physical) To move or be moved into something.
A unisex given name.
(transitive or with a subjunctive clause) To ask for (something).
What somebody or something is known for.
(intransitive) To make a strong objection.
(ambitransitive, copulative) To present (an argument or a plea), especially in a legal case.
(intransitive) (chiefly derogatory) To cry or weep freely and noisily; to sob.
A word used as a motto, as expressive of a principle, belief, or rule of action; a rallying cry.
(advertising) A catchphrase associated with a product or service being advertised.
A call to a person or an authority for a decision, help, or proof; an entreaty, an invocation.
(intransitive) To produce musical or harmonious sounds with one’s voice.
A personal slogan.
A female given name from Hebrew, a less common form of Elizabeth in English.
(adj)
(slang) Crazy.
(intransitive, Internet, informal) To participate in Internet Relay Chat.
Initialism of resin identification code.
(electronics) Initialism of real-time clock.
(cricket) Initialism of International Cricket Council.
Initialism of committed information rate.
The basic unit of currency in Turkey.
An aboriginal nation of North America.
(administrative division) A region or province in Russia.
long and high-pitched like a whine or plaintive crying
Initialism of color rendering index.
Initialism of Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.
(intransitive) To cry out, as in sorrow or anguish.
To cry or sob softly and intermittently.
(derogatory, intransitive) To cry while sniffling; to whine or complain while crying.
A low, mournful cry of pain, sorrow or pleasure.
(intransitive) To utter a loud, sharp, shrill sound or cry, as do some birds and beasts; to scream, as in a sudden fright, in horror or anguish.
To utter an abrupt, high-pitched noise.
A prolonged, loud cry, like the sound of an animal; a wail; a howl.
(transitive) To moan or complain about (something).
To howl loudly or prolongedly in lamentation or joy.
The characteristic cry of a sheep or a goat.
A low, mournful sound uttered in pain or grief.
Of a person, having eyes filled with tears; inclined to cry.
(adv)
In an inconsolable manner.
(intransitive) To complain; to murmur or mutter with discontent; to make ill-natured complaints in a low voice and a surly manner.
(British, regional) To cry, sob, cry out or yell; to scream.
(obsolete, rare) A crying for help.
The act of one who bawls or shouts.
(intransitive, chiefly obsolete) To exhaust (oneself) with weeping; weep excessively; (of a vine) to bleed excessively.
(obsolete, formal) Crying like a child.
With a wailing sound.
(obsolete) Full of weeping or lamentation.