Synonyms for cry

Grammar : Noun, verb

Spell : krahy

Phonetic Transcription : kraɪ

Top 10 synonyms for cry

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Définition of cry

Origin : early 13c., "beg, implore," from Old French crier, from Vulgar Latin *critare, from Latin quiritare "to wail, shriek" (source of Italian gridare, Old Spanish cridar, Spanish and Portuguese gritar), of uncertain origin; perhaps a variant of quirritare "to squeal like a pig," from *quis, echoic of squealing, despite ancient folk etymology that traces it to "call for the help of the Quirites," the Roman constabulary. The meaning was extended 13c. to weep, which it largely replaced by 16c. Related: Cried; crying.
Most languages, in common with English, use the general word for "cry out, shout, wail" to also mean "weep, shed tears to express pain or grief." Romance and Slavic, however, use words for this whose ultimate meaning is "beat (the breast)," cf. French pleurer, Spanish llorar, both from Latin plorare "cry aloud," but probably originally plodere "beat, clap the hands." Also Italian piangere (cognate with French plaindre "lament, pity") from Latin plangere, originally "beat," but especially of the breast, as a sign of grief. U.S. colloquial for crying out loud is 1924, probably another euphemism for for Christ's sake.

noun weeping and making sad sounds
noun calling out; yelling
verb weep and make sad sounds
verb call out, yell
verb advertise

Example sentences :

Then came smoke, the smell of scorching linen, and a cry of horror from Celine.
Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson

The narrative was broken off short by a cry of jubilee in the court.
Extract from : « The Armourer's Prentices » by Charlotte M. Yonge

Her cry to the slave-holders, was ever like his to Pharaoh, "Let my people go!"
Extract from : « Harriet, The Moses of Her People » by Sarah H. Bradford

Again came the cry, more gently, ending in a sort of sobbing monologue.
Extract from : « Malbone » by Thomas Wentworth Higginson

When I went to the door to tell her what Anne had done she began to cry.
Extract from : « Grace Harlowe's Return to Overton Campus » by Jessie Graham Flower

For, if he could get shelter for three days, the hue and cry would subside.
Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand

And somehow you knew it wasn't your naughtiness that made her cry.
Extract from : « Life and Death of Harriett Frean » by May Sinclair

As she rose, her face changed, she gave a cry, and fell upon the marble floor.
Extract from : « To be Read at Dusk » by Charles Dickens

He was not vexed that he had made her cry, but vexed that she cried.
Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald

No, father; you would be the first to seek and comfort me, and the first to cry 'Shame!'
Extract from : « Life in London » by Edwin Hodder

Antonyms for cry

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