cried

[ krahyd ]

/ kraɪd /

verb

simple past tense and past participle of cry.

OTHER WORDS FROM cried

un·cried, adjective

Words nearby cried

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Definition for cried (2 of 2)

cry

[ krahy ]

/ kraɪ /

verb (used without object), cried, cry·ing.

to utter inarticulate sounds, especially of lamentation, grief, or suffering, usually with tears.

to weep; shed tears, with or without sound.

to call loudly; shout; yell (sometimes followed by out).

to demand resolution or strongly indicate a particular disposition: The rise in crime cried out for greater police protection.

to give forth vocal sounds or characteristic calls, as animals; yelp; bark.

(of a hound or pack) to bay continuously and excitedly in following a scent.

(of tin) to make a noise, when bent, like the crumpling of paper.

verb (used with object), cried, cry·ing.

to utter or pronounce loudly; call out.

to announce publicly as for sale; advertise: to cry one's wares.

to beg or plead for; implore: to cry mercy.

to bring (oneself) to a specified state by weeping: The infant cried itself to sleep.

noun, plural cries.

the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.

clamor; outcry.

a fit of weeping: to have a good cry.

the utterance or call of an animal.

a political or party slogan.

battle cry.

an oral proclamation or announcement.

a call of wares for sale, services available, etc., as by a street vendor.

public report.

an opinion generally expressed.

an entreaty; appeal.

Fox Hunting.

a pack of hounds.
a continuous baying of a hound or a pack in following a scent.

Verb Phrases

cry down, to disparage; belittle: Those people cry down everyone who differs from them.

cry off, to break a promise, agreement, etc.: We made arrangements to purchase a house, but the owner cried off at the last minute.

cry up, to praise; extol: to cry up one's profession.

Origin of cry

1175–1225; (v.) Middle English crien < Anglo-French, Old French crier < Vulgar Latin *crītāre for Latin quirītāre to cry out in protest, make a public cry; associated by folk etymology with Quirītēs Quirites; (noun) < Anglo-French, Old French cri, noun derivative of the v.

SYNONYMS FOR cry

1 wail, keen, moan.

2 sob, bawl, whimper.

3 yowl, bawl, clamor, vociferate, exclaim, ejaculate, scream.

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3. Cry, shout, bellow, roar refer to kinds of loud articulate or inarticulate sounds. Cry is the general word: to cry out. To shout is to raise the voice loudly in uttering words or other articulate sounds: He shouted to his companions. Bellow refers to the loud, deep cry of a bull, moose, etc., or, somewhat in deprecation, to human utterance that suggests such a sound: The speaker bellowed his answer. Roar refers to a deep, hoarse, rumbling or vibrant cry, often of tumultuous volume: The crowd roared approval.

OTHER WORDS FROM cry

coun·ter·cry, noun, plural coun·ter·cries.

Example sentences from the Web for cried

Better to be a beggar in freedom,” he cried out, “than to be forced into compromises against my conscience.

The Catholic Philosopher Who Took on Hitler |John Henry Crosby |December 26, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
On stage, the smartly suited Mixner was both very funny and very serious, and he cried after confessing the mercy killings.

Gay Activist David Mixner: I Mercy Killed 8 People |Tim Teeman |October 29, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Giulavogui cried, 55 years old and less than a decade in America, but sounding like a Gotham newsboy from another era.

From Ebola Country to NYC’s Subways |Michael Daly |October 25, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
The man who would become the most influential fictionalist of the last half of the 20th century cried, “Ah, caramba!”

Borges Had A Genius For Literature But Not Love Or Much Else |Allen Barra |October 24, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

They were perched atop our five-boat flotilla and I cried like a baby.

From Havana to Hero: Diana Nyad’s 35-Year Quest |Diana Nyad |September 2, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
That is the snake, she cried, and when he finds you here he will surely kill us both.

Fairy Tales from Many Lands |Katherine Pyle
Here the Dragoon groped a little on the naked scull, and cried with amazement, that "it was as cold as a knee-pan."

Translations from the German (Vol 3 of 3) |Thomas Carlyle
"They're stepping on my toes," cried barefooted Peter Grant.

Captain Horace |Sophie May
As they went, one asked the other who cried the chase back after all.

A King's Comrade |Charles Whistler
As for Ruth she made no resistance to his taking the child away from her, although she cried about it in secret.

The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists |Robert Tressell

British Dictionary definitions for cried

cry

/ (kraɪ) /

verb cries, crying or cried

(intr) to utter inarticulate sounds, esp when weeping; sob

(intr) to shed tears; weep

(intr usually foll by out) to scream or shout in pain, terror, etc

(tr often foll by out) to utter or shout (words of appeal, exclamation, fear, etc)

(intr often foll by out) (of animals, birds, etc) to utter loud characteristic sounds

(tr) to hawk or sell by public announcement to cry newspapers

to announce (something) publicly or in the streets

(intr foll by for) to clamour or beg

Scot to call

cry for the moon to desire the unattainable

cry one's eyes out or cry one's heart out to weep bitterly

cry quits or cry mercy to give up a task, fight, etc

noun plural cries

the act or sound of crying; a shout, exclamation, scream, or wail

the characteristic utterance of an animal or bird the cry of gulls

Scot a call

archaic an oral announcement, esp one made by town criers

a fit of weeping

hunting the baying of a pack of hounds hunting their quarry by scent

a pack of hounds

a far cry

a long way
something very different

in full cry (esp of a pack of hounds) in hot pursuit of a quarry

See also cry down, cry off, cry out, cry up

Word Origin for cry

C13: from Old French crier, from Latin quirītāre to call for help

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Definition for cried (2 of 2)

verb (used without object), cried, cry·ing.

verb (used with object), cried, cry·ing.

noun, plural cries.

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Origin of cry

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verb cries, crying or cried

noun plural cries

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cried

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Definition for cried (2 of 2)

verb (used without object), cried, cry·ing.

verb (used with object), cried, cry·ing.

noun, plural cries.

Verb Phrases

Origin of cry

SYNONYMS FOR cry

synonym study for cry

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verb cries, crying or cried

noun plural cries

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