Cry Meaning and Definition

Word: Cry

Intransitive verb

Definitions:

1. Shed tears, typically as an expression of distress, pain, or sorrow.

Example sentences: "Don't cry—it'll be all right"

2. Shout or scream, typically to express fear, pain, or grief.

Example sentences: "The center forward cried in pain as he went down under the challenge"

3. (of a bird or other animal) make a loud characteristic call.

Example sentences: "At the shoreline, gulls cried overhead"

Noun

Definitions:

1. A loud inarticulate shout or scream expressing a powerful feeling or emotion.

Example sentences: "A cry of despair"

2. The loud characteristic call of a bird or other animal.

Example sentences: "The harsh cries of magpies"

3. A spell of weeping.

Example sentences: "I still have a cry, sometimes, when I realize that my mother is dead"

Antonyms:

laugh

chuckle

Derivations:

crying

cried

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Cry in Other Languages...

Spanish: Llorar

German: Weinen

French: Pleurer

Italian: Piangere

Turkish: Ağlatmak