cry

v., cried (krīd), cry·ing, cries (krīz).

v.intr.

1. To sob or shed tears because of grief, sorrow, or pain; weep.
2. To call loudly; shout.
3. To utter a characteristic sound or call. Used of an animal.
4. To demand or require immediate action or remedy: grievances crying out for redress.

v.tr.

1. To utter loudly; call out.
2. To proclaim or announce in public: crying one's wares in the marketplace.
3. To bring into a particular condition by weeping: cry oneself to sleep.
4. Archaic. To beg for; implore: cry forgiveness.

n., pl., cries (krīz).

1. A loud utterance of an emotion, such as fear, anger, or despair.
2. A loud exclamation; a shout or call.
3. A fit of weeping: had a good long cry.
4. An urgent entreaty or appeal.
5. A public or general demand or complaint.
6. A common view or general report.
7. An advertising of wares by calling out: venders' cries at the fish market.
8. A rallying call or signal: a cry to arms.
9. A slogan, especially a political one.
10. The characteristic call or utterance of an animal.
11. 1. The baying of hounds during the chase.
    2. A pack of hounds.
12. Obsolete. Clamor; outcry.
13. Obsolete. A public announcement; a proclamation.

phrasal verbs:

cry down

1. To belittle or disparage.

cry off

1. To break or withdraw from a promise, agreement, or undertaking.

cry up

1. To praise highly; extol.

idioms:

cry havoc

1. To sound an alarm; warn.

cry (one's) eyes (or heart) out

1. To weep inconsolably for a long time.

cry on (someone's) shoulder

1. To tell one's problems to someone else in an attempt to gain sympathy or consolation.

cry over spilled milk

1. To regret in vain what cannot be undone or rectified.

cry wolf

1. To raise a false alarm.

for crying out loud

1. Used to express annoyance or astonishment: Let's get going, for crying out loud!

in full cry

1. In hot pursuit, as hounds hunting.

[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.]

SYNONYMS   cry, weep, wail, keen, whimper, sob, blubber. These verbs mean to make inarticulate sounds of grief, unhappiness, or pain. Cry and weep both involve the shedding of tears; cry more strongly implies accompanying sound: "She cried without trying to suppress any of the noisier manifestations of grief and confusion" (J. D. Salinger). "I weep for what I'm like when I'm alone" (Theodore Roethke). Wail refers primarily to sustained, inarticulate mournful sound: "The women . . . began to wail together; they mourned with shrill cries" (Joseph Conrad). Keen suggests wailing and lamentation for the dead: "It is the wild Irish women keening over their dead" (George A. Lawrence). Whimper refers to low, plaintive, broken or repressed cries: The condemned prisoner cowered and began to whimper for clemency. Sob describes weeping or a mixture of broken speech and weeping marked by convulsive breathing or gasping: "sobbing and crying, and wringing her hands as if her heart would break" (Laurence Sterne). Blubber refers to noisy shedding of tears accompanied by broken or inarticulate speech: "When he drew out what had been a fiddle, crushed to morsels in the greatcoat, he blubbered aloud" (Emily Brontë).

verb

1. To make inarticulate sounds of grief or pain, usually accompanied by tears: bawl, blubber, howl, keen, sob, wail, weep, yowl. See happy/unhappy, sounds/pleasant sounds/unpleasant sounds/neutral sounds or silence.
2. To speak suddenly or sharply, as from surprise or emotion. blurt (out), burst out, ejaculate, exclaim, rap out. See words.
3. To speak or say very loudly or with a shout: bawl, bellow, bluster, call, clamor, halloo, holler, roar, shout, vociferate, whoop, yawp, yell. See sounds/pleasant sounds/unpleasant sounds/neutral sounds or silence.
4. To make known vigorously the positive features of (a product). advertise, ballyhoo, build up, popularize, promote, publicize, talk up. Informal pitch, plug. Slang push. See knowledge/ignorance.

noun

1. A sudden, sharp utterance: ejaculation, exclamation, outcry. See words.
2. A fit of crying: bawling, blubbering, sobbing, tear, wailing, weeping. See sounds/pleasant sounds/unpleasant sounds/neutral sounds or silence.
3. The act of demanding: call, claim, demand, exaction, requisition. See request.
4. A rallying term used by proponents of a cause: battle cry, call to arms, call to battle, motto, rallying cry, war cry. See words.

n

Definition: yelling
Antonyms: murmur, whisper

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Solo modern dance with choreography by Ailey, music by Alice Coltrane, Laura Nyro, and Voices of East Harlem, and lighting by Chenault Spence. Premiered 4 May 1971 by the Alvin Ailey company at City Center, New York, with Judith Jamison. A life-affirming solo about oppressed womanhood, it is performed in a flowing white costume. Ailey created it for Jamison and it became her most famous role. The choreographer dedicated the piece, to ‘black women everywhere—especially our mothers’.

IN BRIEF: To make a loud sound with the voice. Also: to show sorrow or pain by shedding tears.

Truth is the cry of all, but the game of the few. — Bishop George Berkeley (1685-1753).

Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - skrige, græde
v. tr. - råbe, udgyde, udbryde, falbyde
n. - skrig, råb, udbrud, grædetur, folkekrav, slagord, dyrelyd

idioms:

• a crying need for    himmelråbende behov for
• a crying shame    synd og skam
• cry all the way to the bank    græde hele vejen hen til banken, hykle sorg over ufortjent fortjeneste, pådrage sig økonomisk tab
• cry down    overdøve, rakke ned på
• cry off    springe fra, aflyse
• cry one's eyes out    græde øjnene ud af hovedet
• cry one's heart out    græde sine modige tårer
• cry out    skrige op, protestere
• cry up    slå stort op
• cry wolf    råbe falsk alarm
• for crying out loud    det var pokkers
• have a good cry    græde ud
• in full cry    gøende af fuld hals
• within cry    inden for hørevidde

Nederlands (Dutch)
schreeuwen, huilen, kreet, meute

Français (French)
v. intr. - crier (à cause de), pousser un cri/des cris, s'écrier, interpeller qn, appeler qn à haute voix, implorer, réclamer (de l'aide), avoir grand besoin de
v. tr. - crier, pleurer
n. - cri, pleurs, slogan, aboiements (à la chasse), (GB, fig) acharnement

idioms:

• a crying need for    un besoin pressant de
• a crying shame    une honte flagrante
• cry all the way to the bank    encourir/subir des pertes financières
• cry down    décrier, déprécier (qn, qch)
• cry off    se dédire, se faire excuser
• cry one's eyes out    pleurer à chaudes larmes
• cry one's heart out    pleurer à chaudes larmes
• cry out    crier, s'écrier, appeler qn à haute voix
• cry up    vanter, exalter
• cry wolf    crier au loup
• for crying out loud    nom de nom (excl)
• have a good cry    pleurer un bon coup
• in full cry    (être) acharné à la poursuite (des lévriers), pousser les hauts cris
• within cry    à portée de voix

Deutsch (German)
v. - schreien, rufen, weinen
n. - Schrei, Ruf, Parole

idioms:

• a crying need for    ein schreiender Bedarf
• a crying shame    eine riesige Schande
• cry all the way to the bank    einen großen Verlust erleiden
• cry down    herabsetzen
• cry off    einen Rückzieher machen
• cry one's eyes out    sich die Augen ausweinen
• cry one's heart out    sich die Augen ausweinen
• cry out    aufschreien
• cry up    jmdn. laut rühmen
• cry wolf    blinden Alarm schlagen
• for crying out loud    das darf doch wohl nicht wahr sein!
• have a good cry    sich einmal richtig ausweinen, ausheulen
• in full cry    laut jaulend
• within cry    in Reichweite

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - κραυγάζω, φωνάζω, κλαίω, θρηνώ, διαλαλώ
n. - (άναρθρη) κραυγή, ξεφωνητό, οιμωγή, κλάμα, αλαλαγμός, ιαχή, διαλαλητό, διαλάληση, πολιτικό κ.λπ. σύνθημα (κν. σλόγκαν), γενική απαίτηση, κραυγή ή κάλεσμα ζώου ή πτηνού

idioms:

• a crying need for    επείγουσα ανάγκη για
• a crying shame    κρίμα, ντροπή
• cry all the way to the bank    το κέρδος υπεράνω όλων
• cry down    (καθομ.) αποδοκιμάζω, γιουχάρω
• cry off    υπαναχωρώ
• cry one's eyes out    πλαντάζω στο κλάμα, κλαίω σπαρακτικά
• cry one's heart out    πλαντάζω στο κλάμα, κλαίω σπαρακτικά
• cry out    βάζω/μπήγω τις φωνές, έχω επιτακτική ανάγκη
• cry up    εκθειάζω, εξυμνώ
• cry wolf    καλώ (αδικαιολόγητα) σε συναγερμό, ξεσηκώνω άδικα
• for crying out loud    για (τ') όνομα του Θεού!
• have a good cry    κάνω ένα γερό κλάμα, ξεθυμαίνω
• in full cry    (καθομ.) σε απηνή καταδίωξη, σε άγριο κυνήγι
• within cry    σε απόσταση φωνής, δυο βήματα

Italiano (Italian)
gridare, urlare, piangere, grido, urlo, muta

idioms:

• a crying need for    necessità impellente
• a crying shame    vergogna
• a far cry from    tutta un'altra cosa
• cry down    denigrare
• cry off    tirarsi indietro, rimangiarsi una promessa
• cry one's eyes out    piangere a calde lacrime
• cry out    strepitare, lamentarsi, disapprovare, gridare
• cry out for    chiedere a gran voce, reclamare
• cry up    esaltare
• for crying out loud    per la miseria!
• in full cry    abbaiare forte
• within cry    a portata di voce

Português (Portuguese)
v. - chorar, gritar, lamentar
n. - choro (m), grito (m), lamento (m)

idioms:

• a crying need for    uma grande necessidade de
• a crying shame    uma grande vergonha
• a far cry from    grande distância de
• cry down    rebaixar
• cry off    não cumprir uma promessa
• cry one's eyes out    debulhar-se em lágrimas
• cry one's heart out    debulhar-se em lágrimas
• cry out    vociferar
• cry out for    implorar, ter grande necessidade de
• cry up    apregoar
• for crying out loud    por clamar alto
• have a good cry    chorar para aliviar-se
• in full cry    em perseguição cerrada
• within cry    pertinho

Русский (Russian)
звать, кричать, плакать, крик, стая

idioms:

• a crying need for    вопиющая необходимость в
• a crying shame    безобразие
• a far cry from    огромная разница
• cry down    умалять
• cry off    отзывать
• cry one's eyes out    выплакать глаза
• cry one's heart out    выплакаться
• cry out    стенать, орать
• cry out for    умолять, требовать, остро нуждаться в
• cry up    громко расхваливать
• for crying out loud    в конце концов
• have a good cry    поплакать
• in full cry    безумствовать
• within cry    в пределах слышимости

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - llamarse , dar gritos o chillidos
v. tr. - llamar a, gritar, chillar, llorar
n. - grito, pregón, alarido

idioms:

• a crying need for    una necesidad imperiosa de
• a crying shame    una verdadera lástima/pena, sería un crimen/pecado
• cry all the way to the bank    perder una gran cantidad de dinero, incurrir en una pérdida financiera
• cry down    desacreditar, menospreciar, hacer callar por medio de gritos
• cry off    retirarse, rajarse, echarse atrás
• cry one's eyes out    llorar a moco tendido, llorar amargamente, llorar a lágrima viva, llorar a mares
• cry one's heart out    llorar a moco tendido, llorar amargamente
• cry out    pedir algo a gritos, clamar por, suplicar a gritos
• cry up    alabar públicamente, exaltar, ensalzar
• cry wolf    llamar al lobo, dar una falsa alarma
• for crying out loud    ¡por Dios!
• have a good cry    desahogarse llorando
• in full cry    estar persiguiendo, a toda marcha, pedir a gritos
• within cry    a distancia audible

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - ropa, utropa, skria (om djur), locka (om djur), gråta, ropa ut till salu
n. - rop, ropande, ramaskri, opinionsstorm, stridsrop, lösenord, slagord, skri, koppel (m hundar), gråtstund

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
哭, 喊, 叫, 哭出, 叫喊, 大声地说, 叫卖, 叫声, 大叫, 哭声

idioms:

• a crying need for    迫切要求
• a crying shame    奇耻大辱, 很可惜
• cry all the way to the bank    赚大笔钱
• cry down    喝止, 轰走, 贬低
• cry off    取消自己的诺言, 打退堂鼓
• cry one's eyes out    痛哭
• cry one's heart out    痛哭欲绝
• cry out    痛哭, 大声呼喊
• cry up    推崇
• cry wolf    发假警报
• for crying out loud    我的天啊, 岂有此理, 求求你
• have a good cry    痛哭一场
• in full cry    吠叫着追猎物, 紧追...
• within cry    在附近

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 哭, 喊, 叫
v. tr. - 哭出, 叫喊, 大聲地說, 叫賣
n. - 叫聲, 大叫, 哭聲

idioms:

• a crying need for    迫切要求
• a crying shame    奇恥大辱, 很可惜
• cry all the way to the bank    賺大筆錢
• cry down    喝止, 轟走, 貶低
• cry off    取消自己的諾言, 打退堂鼓
• cry one's eyes out    痛哭
• cry one's heart out    痛哭欲絕
• cry out    痛哭, 大聲呼喊
• cry up    推崇
• cry wolf    發假警報
• for crying out loud    我的天啊, 豈有此理, 求求你
• have a good cry    痛哭一場
• in full cry    吠叫著追獵物, 緊追...
• within cry    在附近

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 부르짖다, 울다, 삐걱거리다
v. tr. - 외치다, 요구하다, 눈물을 흘리다
n. - 고함, 부르짖는 소리, 청원, 소문

idioms:

• a crying need for    절박한 필요, 긴급을 요하는 일
• a crying shame    심하고 지독한 상태
• cry down    비난하다
• cry off    (교섭이나 계획에서) 손을 떼다
• cry out    울부짖다, 소리쳐 요구하다
• cry up    칭찬하다
• have a good cry    실컷 울다
• in full cry    (사냥개가) 일제히 추적하여

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 泣く, 流す, 叫ぶ, 大声で言う, 呼び売りする, 鳴く
n. - 叫び声, 鳴き声, 泣き声, 声を上げて泣くこと, スローガン, 世論, 呼び売りの声

idioms:

• cry down    けなす, 見くびる, やじり倒す, 罵倒する
• cry foul    ののしる
• cry off    手を引く
• cry one's eyes out    さめざめと泣く, 激しく泣く
• cry one's heart out    泣き疲れるほど泣く
• cry out    大声で呼ぶ, 反対を叫ぶ
• cry out for    おおいに必要とする
• cry over spilt milk    過ぎ去った事を悔やむ
• cry uncle    降参と言う
• cry up    ほめたてる
• cry wolf    オオカミだと叫ぶ
• rallying cry    スローガン, 標語, 閧の声
• within cry    声の届く範囲で

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) بكى, صرخ, صاح (الاسم) صرخه, ندا, نوبه بكاء‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮בכה, צעק, קרא, הכריז על‬
v. tr. - ‮הכריז על‬
n. - ‮זעקה, צעקה, קריאה, בכי, סיסמה, דרישה ציבורית‬

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Far Cry	far cry
cry on my shoulder	cry for me billie