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How to pronounce cry in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms call, holler, hollo, scream, shout, shout out, squall, yell
Type of utter, let loose, let out, emit
Has types shrill, skreak, skreigh, whoop, yaup, squawk, yawl, ululate, screech, halloo, hollo, shriek, hurrah, howl, wail, pipe, pipe up, roar, screak
Verb group cry out, outcry, shout, call, exclaim, call out
Type Words
Synonyms call out, cry out, exclaim, outcry, shout
Type of express, verbalize, verbalise, utter, give tongue to
Has types gee, aah, ooh
Verb group yell, holler, hollo, scream, shout, shout out, squall, call out, call
Type Words
Synonyms weep
Type of express emotion, express feelings
Has types bawl, sob, snivel, sniffle, snuffle, pule, mewl, wail, whimper, blub, blubber, tear
Derivation crying, crier
Type Words
Synonyms battle cry, rallying cry, war cry, watchword
Type of shibboleth, catchword, motto, slogan


a cry to arms.
Type Words
Synonyms yell
Type of vocalization, utterance
Has types complaint


a cry of rage.
Type Words
Synonyms call, outcry, shout, vociferation, yell
Type of vocalization, utterance
Has types shrieking, whoop, yelling, bellowing, catcall, yodel, yowl, bird, hoot, hosanna, battle cry, hue and cry, clamor, clamoring, clamour, clamouring, blue murder, boo, noise, bellow, rallying cry, raspberry, razz, razzing, roar, bronx cheer, roaring, scream, screaming, screech, screeching, shouting, shriek, snort, war cry, war whoop, halloo, hiss, holla, holler, hollering, hollo, holloa
Type Words
Synonyms blazon out
Type of denote, announce
Derivation crier


before we had newspapers, a town crier would cry the news.
Type Words
Type of blowup, gush, effusion, outburst, ebullition


had a good cry.
Type Words
Type of modify, alter, change
Verb group weep
Derivation crying
Type Words
Type of want, require, need


This situation is crying for attention.
Type Words
Type of sound
Has types whinny, bark, bay, bleat, bray, cackle, caterwaul, caw, cheep, cluck, clucking, coo, crow, gobble, growl, growling, honk, howl, meow, mew, miaou, miaow, miaul, moo, neigh, nicker, peep, roar, whicker, baa, yelp, yelping, yip
Type Words
Type of let out, emit, let loose, utter


The cat was crying.

Examples of cry

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The outsize story and emotions cry out for the bigger canvas of movies or opera.
From the sacbee.com
Somehow I managed not to cry, but my mother was deeply upset by Litow's methods.
From the online.wsj.com
I am always sad and I cry and I think of my poor son who hasn't seen his mother.
From the edition.cnn.com
If they lost their child in childbirth or whatever, they can still cry about it.
From the news-journalonline.com
It was just before 11 a.m. when Isabel Marroquin Tambriz once more began to cry.
From the latimes.com
Salt from any further tears hurts the cut, so the baby learns not to cry at all.
From the telegraph.co.uk
Within the first few months, both of my girls had mastered a fake, tearless cry.
From the ocregister.com
I don't know whether to cry or ask him to autograph the gouges in the coachwork.
From the telegraph.co.uk
Boys are expected to never cry, not show emotion, and be aggressive when needed.
From the independent.co.uk
More examples
  • A loud utterance; often in protest or opposition; "the speaker was interrupted by loud cries from the rear of the audience"
  • Shout: utter a sudden loud cry; "she cried with pain when the doctor inserted the needle"; "I yelled to her from the window but she couldn't hear me"
  • A loud utterance of emotion (especially when inarticulate); "a cry of rage"; "a yell of pain"
  • Shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain; "She cried bitterly when she heard the news of his death"; "The girl in the wheelchair wept with frustration when she could not get up the stairs"
  • Exclaim: utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy; "`I won!' he exclaimed"; "`Help!' she cried"; "`I'm here,' the mother shouted when she saw her child looking lost"
  • War cry: a slogan used to rally support for a cause; "a cry to arms"; "our watchword will be `democracy'"
  • A fit of weeping; "had a good cry"
  • "Cry" is the second and final single from Alex Parks' debut album Introduction. It was released in February 2004 and peaked at #13 in the UK Singles Chart.
  • "Cry" is the title of a 1951 popular song written by Churchill Kohlman. The song was first recorded by Ruth Casey on the Cadillac label. The biggest hit version was recorded in New York City by Johnnie Ray and The Four Lads on October 16, 1951.