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as in to weep
to shed tears often while making meaningless sounds as a sign of pain or distress
some kids started to cry even before the doctor had given them their shot
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as in to shout
to speak so as to be heard at a distance
a mother crying for help
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as in shout
a loud vocal expression of strong emotion
a cry of despair arose when the smoke of the bomb blast cleared
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as in call
a natural vocal sound made by an animal
the lonesome cry of a coyote
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as in slogan
an attention-getting word or phrase used to publicize something (as a campaign or product)
"A chance to change America" was the cry on which the candidate was hoping to win the White House
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as in plea
an earnest request
the king was deaf to their cries
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Examples of cry in a Sentence
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Allie Volpe, Vox, 9 Sep. 2024
And this has happened through editing the footage of myself crying and being like, ‘Girl, this is a little wild.
—Zeba Blay, Them, 6 Sep. 2024
Katcy Stephan, Variety, 31 July 2024
The idea is to avoid reinforcing the baby’s cries and yells for attention at bedtime, ultimately allowing those behaviors to fade, or go extinct, over time.
—Jasmine Mote, Scientific American, 5 Aug. 2024
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Verb
If their distress escalates to crying, forcing them to attend that birthday party or playdate may only reinforce their fears.
—Allie Volpe, Vox, 9 Sep. 2024
And this has happened through editing the footage of myself crying and being like, ‘Girl, this is a little wild.
—Zeba Blay, Them, 6 Sep. 2024
Noun
In the weekly show, Baldoni facilitates discussions on how men can lean into their emotions, from getting therapy to having a good cry.
—Katcy Stephan, Variety, 31 July 2024
The idea is to avoid reinforcing the baby’s cries and yells for attention at bedtime, ultimately allowing those behaviors to fade, or go extinct, over time.
—Jasmine Mote, Scientific American, 5 Aug. 2024
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“Cry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cry. Accessed 20 Sep. 2024.
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