cries (for)

verb

present tense third-person singular of cry (for)
1
as in grieves (for)

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as in clamors (for)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cries (for)
  1. moans
  2. asks
  3. weeps
  4. begs
  5. regrets
  6. involves
Verb
  • Musselwhite punctuated the music with his harmonica trills and moans while his right knee bounced in time with the rhythms.
    — Kevin McKeough, Chicago Tribune, 7 June 2026
  • As the video continues, one person can be heard yelling her name while the makeup artist moans in pain.
    — Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 21 May 2026
Definition of moans
Verb
  • The culmination of the fight is when Amanda asks Angus how the alcohol is going for her.
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Gramby asks her little girl, who has dark curls and a big smile.
    — Kristin Wright, NPR, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of asks
Verb
  • Swiss skier Melanie Meillard weeps in the arms of her teammate Janine Schmitt after missing a turn on her slalom run Women’s Team Combined Slalom.
    — Staff Photographer, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2026
  • Cannon weeps into an expansive white space that only she and Trish inhabit.
    — E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 17 Dec. 2025
Definition of weeps
Verb
  • The warm waffle can be filled with matcha, strawberry soft serve or a swirl of both, then dressed up Pocky sticks for a dessert that practically begs for a photo before the first bite.
    — Brittany Anas, Denver Post, 11 Aug. 2026
  • That's because when the stakes are high, and the actors begin to cry, the serious tone begs to be subverted by a humorous caption.
    — Owen Carry, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of begs
Verb
  • Afterward, the society picks itself up, recognizes the excesses, and regrets them—though too late for those caught in the tempest.
    — Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Now Connor Zilisch has until 2028 to make sure nobody regrets it.
    — Greg Engle, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of regrets
Verb
  • Wildfire mapping is left to the states, which involves using complex computer models to determine the chances of a fire based on vegetation, terrain and fire behavior.
    — Lauren Sommer, NPR, 17 Aug. 2026
  • The matter involves accounting firm Bennett Verby, which stands accused of facilitating a research and development repayment fraud, according to The Bureau of Investigative Journalism.
    — Nana Ama Sarfo, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of involves
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