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cry

Pronunciation: /kɹaɪ/

The English word “cry” has 17 meanings listed here.

verb

  1. To shed tears; to weep, especially in anger or sadness.
  2. To utter loudly; to call out; to declare publicly.
  3. To shout, scream, yell.
  4. To forcefully attract attention or proclaim one’s presence.
  5. To utter inarticulate sounds, as animals do.
  6. To cause to do something, or bring to some state, by crying or weeping.
  7. To make oral and public proclamation of; to notify or advertise by outcry, especially things lost or found, goods to be sold, auctioned, etc.
  8. Hence, to publish the banns of, as for marriage.

noun

  1. A shedding of tears; the act of crying.
  2. A shout or scream.
  3. Words shouted or screamed.
  4. A clamour or outcry.
  5. A group of hounds.
  6. A pack or company of people.
  7. A typical sound made by the species in question.
  8. A desperate or urgent request.
  9. Common report; gossip.

Etymology

The verb is from Middle English crien (13th century), from Old French crier, from Vulgar Latin *crītāre, generally thought to derive from Classical Latin quirītāre (Proto-West Germanic *krītan has also been suggested as a source). The noun corresponds to Middle English cry, crie, from Old French cri, a deverbal of crier. etymology note Middle English crien eventually displaced native Middle…

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