cry

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Verb 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Antonyms 1.3.3 Derived terms 1.3.4 Translations 1.4 Noun 1.4.1 Derived terms 1.4.2 Translations 1.5 See also 1.6 References

[edit] English

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[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /kɹaɪ̯/
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  Rhymes: -aɪ̯

[edit] Etymology

From Old French crier, compare Latin quiritare "to raise a plaintive cry", "scream", "shriek", perhaps Latin queri "to complain"; compare Sanskrit cvas "to pant", "hiss", "sigh". Compare quarrel a brawl, querulous.

[edit] Verb

to cry (third-person singular simple present cries, present participle crying, simple past and past participle cried)

1. (intransitive) To shed tears; to weep.

   That sad movie always makes me cry.

2. (ambitransitive) To shout, scream, yell.

   The captured bear cub tried to cry out to its mother.

[edit] Synonyms

• weep
• See also Wikisaurus:weep
• See also Wikisaurus:shout

[edit] Antonyms

• laugh

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[edit] Translations

[edit] Noun

cry (plural cries)

1. A shedding of tears.

   After we broke up, I retreated to my room for a good cry.

2. A shout or scream.

   I heard a cry from afar.

3. Words shouted or screamed.

   a battle cry

4. (collectively) A group of hounds.

[edit] Derived terms

• battle cry
• warcry

[edit] Translations

[edit] See also

• breastfeeding
• crocodile tears

[edit] References

• “cry” in An American Dictionary of the English Language, by Noah Webster, 1828.
• cry in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• cry in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911