cry

cry
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noun
1 shout/loud noise
ADJECTIVE
great, loud
faint, little, low, small, soft, weak
choked, muffled, stifled, strangled
piercing, sharp, shrill
hoarse

the hoarse cry of a crow

agonized, anguished, desperate, mournful, plaintive, terrible

a plaintive cry for help

startled
triumphant
involuntary
sudden
battle, rallying, war, warning
animal, bird
VERB + CRY
give, let out, raise, utter

She gave an agonized cry as they lifted the fallen branch from her leg.

He was too weak to raise even the smallest of cries.

muffle, stifle

He tried to yell out, but the hand muffled his cries.

She stifled a small cry.

hear
CRY + VERB
echo, go up, ring out

A cry went up when it was discovered their man had escaped.

come from sb/sth, escape sb/sth

An involuntary cry escaped her as he entered the room.

PREPOSITION
with a cry

He fell to the ground with a cry.

cry for (figurative)

Her suicide attempt was really a desperate cry for help.

cry of

a cry of despair/delight

2 act of crying
ADJECTIVE
good
little
VERB + CRY
have

You'll feel better when you've had a good cry.

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verb
1 produce tears
ADVERB
a lot, hard
a little
almost, nearly
never, rarely
bitterly

He put his head on his arms and cried bitterly.

loudly
quietly, silently, softly
hysterically, uncontrollably
alone
VERB + CRY
begin to, start to
want to

I felt like I wanted to cry.

make sb
leave sb to

children who are left to cry alone

PREPOSITION
about

What are you crying about?

for

a child crying for his mother

over

I wasn't going to waste time crying over him!

with

Anna was almost crying with frustration.

PHRASES
cry like a baby

Finally he broke down and cried like a baby.

cry your eyes out
cry yourself to sleep, feel like crying

I felt like crying when I found out what had happened.

a shoulder to cry on (figurative)

He was a fatherly shoulder to cry on when things went wrong.

2 shout
ADVERB
aloud, out
suddenly
angrily, indignantly

‘Never!’ he cried angrily.

desperately
excitedly, happily, triumphantly
passionately
VERB + CRY
want to

She wanted to cry out to him not to be so stupid.

hear sb

I heard her cry out in her sleep.

PREPOSITION
in

‘What do you mean?’ she cried in agitation.

‘Who's there?’ she cried in a shrill voice.

PHRASES
cry for help

She cried for help as the fire spread.

cry out in anguish, fear, pain, etc., etc.
Cry is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑baby, ↑child, ↑seagull, ↑voice
Cry is used with these nouns as the object: ↑tear

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