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Verb cry has 7 senses
- shout, shout out, cry, call, yell, scream, holler, hollo, squall - utter a sudden loud cry; "she cried with pain when the doctor inserted the needle"; "I yelled to her from the window but she couldn't hear me"
--1 is one way to utter, emit, let out, let loose
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
- cry, weep - shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain; "She cried bitterly when she heard the news of his death"; "The girl in the wheelchair wept with frustration when she could not get up the stairs"
--2 is one way to express emotion, express feelings
Antonyms: laugh, express joy, express mirth
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s
- exclaim, cry, cry out, outcry, call out, shout - utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy; "`I won!' he exclaimed"; "`Help!' she cried"; "`I'm here,' the mother shouted when she saw her child looking lost"
--3 is one way to express, verbalize, verbalise, utter, give tongue to
Sample sentence:
They cry that there was a traffic accident
- cry, blazon out - proclaim or announce in public; "before we had newspapers, a town cryer would cry the news"; "He cried his merchandise in the market square"
--4 is one way to announce, denote
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
- cry - demand immediate action; "This situation is crying for attention"
--5 is one way to want, need, require
Sample sentence:
Something is ----ing PP
- cry - utter a characteristic sound; "The cat was crying"
--6 is one way to utter, emit, let out, let loose
Sample sentences:
You can hear animals cry in the meadows
The meadows cry with animals
- cry - bring into a particular state by crying; "The little boy cried himself to sleep"
--7 is one way to change, alter, modify
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s somebody PP
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