Cry

What do we mean by cry?

To shed tears, especially as a result of strong emotion such as grief, sorrow, pain, or joy. intransitive verb

To call loudly; shout. intransitive verb

To utter a characteristic sound or call. Used of an animal. intransitive verb

To demand or require immediate action or remedy. intransitive verb

To utter loudly; call out. intransitive verb

To proclaim or announce in public. intransitive verb

To bring into a particular condition by weeping. intransitive verb

To beg for; implore. intransitive verb

A loud utterance of an emotion, such as fear, anger, or despair. noun

A loud exclamation; a shout or call. noun

A fit of weeping. noun

An urgent entreaty or appeal. noun

A public or general demand or complaint. noun

A common view or general report. noun

An advertising of wares by calling out. noun

A rallying call or signal. noun

A slogan, especially a political one. noun

The characteristic call or utterance of an animal. noun

The baying of hounds during the chase. noun

A shedding of tears; the act of crying.

A shout or scream.

Words shouted or screamed.

A clamour or outcry.

A group of hounds.

(by extension) A pack or company of people.

(of an animal) A typical sound made by the species in question.

A desperate or urgent request.

Common report; gossip.

Words that are spelled similarly to cry:
cry.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word cry:
dante, cries, crying, laugh, tears, devil, loud, beloved, baby, wolf, anymore, ballad, proteins, tough, heaven, remember, pain, justin, freedom, argentina, song, heard, hear, you, soundtrack, billboard, love.

Words that rhyme with cry:
lie, i, by, fly, eye, hi, pie, buy, high, tie, apply, die, ally, supply, identify, dry, sky, shy, wry, alumni, comply, belie, imply, awry, reply, clarify, butterfly, try, verify, vie, deny, rectify, defy, guy, y, sly, indemnify, dye, ratify, goodbye, justify, decry, rely, fry, ply, ai, why, exemplify, my, nigh, alibi, bye, pi, thereby, pry, bae, chi, lye, edify, tai, qualify, sigh, aye, vilify, whereby, modify, mollify, specify, vi, underlie, lanai, satisfy, notify, codify, occupy, spy, rye, hereby, nearby, amplify, nye, bely, classify, bi, nullify, stultify, gadfly, mortify, ossify, sty, signify, psi, spry, testify, certify, quantify, standby, magpie, ly, alkali.

Adjectives that are often used to describe cry:
far, loud, little, great, shrill, sharp, wild, full, low, general, faint, sudden, utter, hoarse, terrible, plaintive, bitter, popular, universal, anguished, strange, stifled, constant, glad, mournful, peculiar, muffled, harsh, strangled, desperate, pitched, feeble, inarticulate, familiar, soft, weak, joyful, passionate, piteous, fearful, distant, fierce, agonized, involuntary, smothered, usual, triumphant, angry, dreadful, and, frightened, pitiful, thin, occasional, quick, famous, sad, weird, hue, battle, mighty, joyous, silent, awful, melancholy, savage, rallying, horrible, suppressed, lonely, choked, exultant, war, rending, unanimous, repeated.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective cry:
baby, havoc, proteins, woe, mercy, babies, freedom, shame, wolf, rage, analysis, wellaway, toxins, sigh, god, uncle, welcome, peace, bacchus, sounds, vac, pardon, justice, sorrow, joy, danger, regarder, halt, vengeance, motions, genes, doo, toxin, terror, protein, pain, ing, blood, inah, faugh, haro, hard, dow, hosanna, duration, sis, bells, holy, verb, zimbabwe, papers, revenge, alleluia, sek, help, noun, therapy, farewell, palestine, liberty, grace, stall, havock, babel, anger, out, sabotage, thief, foul, score, con, comfort, beam, chance.

Consonant match to cry:
crow, crew, cree, craw, cray, croix, cro, krewe, crewe, crea, crowe, kray, croy, craie, krogh, crough, kroy, krah, krey, kroh, craugh, crye, kreh, krowe, krugh.

Words that sound like cry:
cry, crie, hcry, kraj, crew, crow, curry, cray, cree, crea, craw, cra, crue, cru, crowe, cro, krew, crewe, currie, croix, cri, crae, caree, kray, crao, kry, coro, crw, croy, kery, kra, krewe, currey, kree, kri, croe, karoo, krey, crough, krogh, chro, curragh, kro, kru, krah, kroy, karee, kroh, curra, courie, craie, crre, chra, crei, creux, croi, kern, kirsch, kearn, curn, kirsh, kirn, kurn, krn, kerne, kirsche, crime, cried, cries, chi, crier, cre, crite, cai, courge, crise, chor, chors, crine, crme, cripe, cors, crm, crd, chr, chrs, corrs, chre, crc, crr, crl, criar, bcry, crh, chrt, crf, crg, crk, caie, crer.