- cry
- {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun1 shout/loud noiseADJECTIVE▪ great, loud▪ faint, little, low, small, soft, weak▪ choked, muffled, stifled, strangled▪ piercing, sharp, shrill▪ hoarse▪
the hoarse cry of a crow
▪ agonized, anguished, desperate, mournful, plaintive, terrible▪a plaintive cry for help
▪ startled▪ triumphant▪ involuntary▪ sudden▪ battle, rallying, war, warning▪ animal, birdVERB + CRY▪ give, let out, raise, utter▪She gave an agonized cry as they lifted the fallen branch from her leg.
▪He was too weak to raise even the smallest of cries.
▪ muffle, stifle▪He tried to yell out, but the hand muffled his cries.
▪She stifled a small cry.
▪ hearCRY + VERB▪ echo, go up, ring out▪A cry went up when it was discovered their man had escaped.
▪ come from sb/sth, escape sb/sth▪An involuntary cry escaped her as he entered the room.
PREPOSITION▪ with a cry▪He fell to the ground with a cry.
▪ cry for (figurative)▪Her suicide attempt was really a desperate cry for help.
▪ cry of▪a cry of despair/delight
2 act of cryingADJECTIVE▪ good▪ littleVERB + CRY▪ have▪{{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}}You'll feel better when you've had a good cry.
verb1 produce tearsADVERB▪ a lot, hard▪ a little▪ almost, nearly▪ never, rarely▪ bitterly▪He put his head on his arms and cried bitterly.
▪ loudly▪ quietly, silently, softly▪ hysterically, uncontrollably▪ aloneVERB + CRY▪ begin to, start to▪ want to▪I felt like I wanted to cry.
▪ make sb▪ leave sb to▪children who are left to cry alone
PREPOSITION▪ about▪What are you crying about?
▪ for▪a child crying for his mother
▪ over▪I wasn't going to waste time crying over him!
▪ with▪Anna was almost crying with frustration.
PHRASES▪ cry like a baby▪Finally he broke down and cried like a baby.
▪ cry your eyes out▪ cry yourself to sleep, feel like crying▪I felt like crying when I found out what had happened.
▪ a shoulder to cry on (figurative)▪He was a fatherly shoulder to cry on when things went wrong.
2 shoutADVERB▪ aloud, out▪ suddenly▪ angrily, indignantly▪‘Never!’ he cried angrily.
▪ desperately▪ excitedly, happily, triumphantly▪ passionatelyVERB + CRY▪ want to▪She wanted to cry out to him not to be so stupid.
▪ hear sb▪I heard her cry out in her sleep.
PREPOSITION▪ in▪‘What do you mean?’ she cried in agitation.
▪‘Who's there?’ she cried in a shrill voice.
PHRASES▪ cry for help▪She cried for help as the fire spread.
▪ cry out in anguish, fear, pain, etc., etc.Cry is used with these nouns as the object: ↑tear
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
