Cry Word Meaning

Middle English (in the sense ‘ask for earnestly or loudly’): from Old French crier (verb), cri (noun), from Latin quiritare ‘raise a public outcry’, literally ‘call on the Quirites (Roman citizens) for help’

shed tears, typically as an expression of distress, pain, or sorrow

shed tears

• don't cry—it'll be all right
• I can't believe I'm crying over something so stupid
• you'll cry tears of joy

shout or scream, typically to express fear, pain, or grief

shout or scream

• the centre forward cried in pain as he went down under the challenge

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

(of bird or animal) make loud call

• at the shoreline, gulls cried overhead

a loud inarticulate shout or scream expressing a powerful feeling or emotion

shout or scream

• a cry of despair

the loud characteristic call of a bird or other animal

call of bird or animal

• the harsh cries of magpies

a spell of shedding tears

spell of shedding tears

• I still have a cry, sometimes, when I realize that my mother is dead

a pack of hounds

pack of hounds

• he kept a cry of hounds to hunt in the wilderness