cry

About 20.62 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. symbol ISO 639-3 language code for Cori.
2. verb To shed tears; to weep, especially in anger or sadness.

   That sad movie always makes me cry.

3. verb To utter loudly; to call out; to declare publicly.
4. verb To shout, scream, yell.
5. verb To forcefully attract attention or proclaim one’s presence.
6. verb To utter inarticulate sounds, as animals do.
7. verb To cause to do something, or bring to some state, by crying or weeping.

   Tonight I’ll cry myself to sleep.

8. verb To make oral and public proclamation of; to notify or advertise by outcry, especially things lost or found, goods to be sold, auctioned, etc.

   to cry goods

Similar words

weep cry out outcry scream exclaim holler shout yell vociferation hollo

Often followed by

of out for from and to in was that

Word family

cried cries crying in full cry