Cry

/kɹaɪ/ · verb

Meaning

(intransitive) To shed tears; to weep, especially in anger or sadness..

Definitions by Sense

1. (intransitive) To shed tears; to weep, especially in anger or sadness.
2. (transitive) To utter loudly; to call out; to declare publicly.
3. (ambitransitive) To shout, scream, yell.
4. (intransitive, figuratively) To forcefully attract attention or proclaim one’s presence.
5. (intransitive) To utter inarticulate sounds, as animals do.
6. (transitive) To cause to do something, or bring to some state, by crying or weeping.
7. To make oral and public proclamation of; to notify or advertise by outcry, especially things lost or found, goods to be sold, auctioned, etc.
8. A shedding of tears; the act of crying.

Example Sentences

That sad movie always makes me cry.

- Emerl: “There’s nothing worse than making a girl cry!” That’s what Sonic said...

All, all, cry shame against ye, yet I'll speak.

[T]he Man put his fingers in his Ears, and ran on crying, Life, Life, Eternal Life: [...]

And about the ninth hour, Jesus cried with a loud voice.

My secrets cry aloud. I have no need for tongue.

the young ravens which cry

In a cowslip's bell I lie / There I couch when owls do cry.

Synonyms for cry

Antonyms for cry

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Word Forms

• cries
• crying
• cried
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• cry
• cryed
• crode
• criest
• cryest
• criedst
• cryedst
• crieth
• cryeth
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