cry
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1.0
- noun
- /kraɪ/
- But as he listened to her cries, his sympathies soared.
- a cry for help
- hear a cry
- utter a cry
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Watch on YouTubeNo one hears my cries because they sound like lies.
- No one hears my cries because they sound like lies.
- How could we then accept those cries for his firing as having legitimacy?
- And it's not a cry that you hear at night.
- Friends with this, like almost this quivering almost cry in his voice.
Examples
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As if in reply, there was a soft hooting cry of an owl in the forest.
Fiction book (1990) -
No one hears my cries because they sound like lies.
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After about ten minutes, you hear a long, loud cry and then a shout for help from reception.
Academic text (2012) -
His voice was like the cry of a child or a wounded animal: HANK.
Fiction book (1990) -
At that instant, there was a blood-chilling cry, and another dark shape hurtled from behind a tree.
Fiction book (1990) -
That new arrival comes with unfamiliar cries and smells and sounds.
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And it is murder that inspires cries of outrage and demands that justice be done.
Academic text (1999) -
The boy let out a startled cry as the chest-high, furry, bewhiskered creature appeared before him.
Fiction book (1990) -
Peddlers have sung melodic snippets and cries to attract customers for hundreds of years.
Academic text (2015) -
The child's loud cry for help echoed through the empty hall.
Synonyms
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1.9
A very loud high, piercing noise that hurts the ears
113
1.0
A sound an animal makes to get attention
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1.0
A loud shout showing pain, anger or strong feeling
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1.0
Loud sounds people make to show strong feelings, for example at sports games
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1.0
A loud cry to get attention or show strong feeling
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1.0
A loud, sudden shout made when you feel strong pain, anger or excitement
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2.9
A loud, high, sharp sound that startles people
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3.2
A long loud cry that shows pain or deep sadness
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3.3
A very loud high sound that hurts your ears
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2.9
A long, high sound showing pain, fear, or strong excitement
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3.0
A loud, very high sound like a scream made by a person or animal
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3.5
Loud long cries made when someone feels deep pain or sadness
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4.1
A long loud cry that shows strong feeling
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7.7
A strong feeling of sadness that people show by crying
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3.4
A loud cry that shows sudden strong feeling like surprise or pain
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4.4
A loud strong cry that someone or an animal makes
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7.2
A loud, long cry that sounds like an animal in pain
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2.6
A short high sound a dog makes when it is hurt or afraid
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9.9
A long loud high sound people make to show strong feeling
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9.5
A loud, strong shout often made in protest
Idioms
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4.3
To waste time being upset about something that already happened and cannot be changed
A dramatic way to tell people not to be sad when you leave, from the musical Evita
Compounds
- Jargon
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9.4
An area at competitions like figure skating where athletes and coaches wait for scores and show emotion
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Etymology
Cry as a noun comes from the simple idea of a short, loud 'call' or shout, and animals and people use a cry to communicate or express feeling. So an animal's cry is the loud call that helps identify it or warn others.