to produce tears as the result of a strong emotion, such as unhappiness or pain:
I could hear someone crying in the next room.
"There, there, don't cry," she said.
We all laughed until we cried.
She cried bitter tears when she got the letter.
He cried for joy when he heard that his son had been found alive and well.
to call out loudly:
[ + speech ] "Watch out!" she cried.
a loud, high sound that expresses an emotion:
a cry of despair
a shout made to attract people's attention:
They were wakened by cries of "Fire!" from the next room.
the noise that a bird or animal makes:
an eagle's cry
a period of crying:
"It's all right, have a good cry," he said, stroking her hair.
to produce tears as the result of a strong emotion, such as unhappiness or pain:
[ I ] I heard someone crying in the next room.
to call out or speak loudly:
[ T ] "Help me!" he cried.
[ I ] She cried out in pain as she fell.
a period of strong emotion, such as unhappiness or pain, that results in producing tears:
"Go on, have a good cry," he said.
a loud call or shout:
They were wakened by cries of "Fire!"
A cry is also the noise that a bird or animal makes:
the cries of an eagle