Idioms for cry
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.
synonym study for cry
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.Words nearby cry
British Dictionary definitions for cry one's eyes out
cry
/ (kraɪ) /
verb cries, crying or cried
noun plural cries
Word Origin for cry
C13: from Old French
crier, from Latin
quirītāre to call for help
Idioms and Phrases with cry one's eyes out
cry one's eyes out
Also, cry one's heart out. Weep inconsolably. For example, Wendy was so homesick that she was crying her eyes out, or At funerals Ruth always cries her heart out. [c. 1700]