cry

To shed tears; to weep.

“That sad movie always makes me cry.”

To utter loudly; to call out; to declare publicly.

To shout, scream, yell.

To utter inarticulate sounds, as animals do.

To cause to do something, or bring to some state, by crying or weeping.

“Tonight I’ll cry myself to sleep.”

To make oral and public proclamation of; to notify or advertise by outcry, especially things lost or found, goods to be sold, auctioned, etc.

“to cry goods”

Hence, to publish the banns of, as for marriage.

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”

Shed tears because of sadness, rage, or painbody

“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”

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”

Proclaim or announce in public

“before we had newspapers, a town crier would cry the news”

“He cried his merchandise in the market square”

Demand immediate action

“This situation is crying for attention”

Utter a characteristic sound

“The cat was crying”

A shedding of tears; the act of crying.

“After we broke up, I retreated to my room for a good cry.”

A shout or scream.

“I heard a cry from afar.”

Words shouted or screamed.

“a battle cry”

A clamour or outcry.

collectivelyA group of hounds.

of an animalA typical sound made by the species in question.

“"Woof" is the cry of a dog, while "neigh" is the cry of a horse.”

A desperate or urgent request.

A loud utterance; often in protest or opposition

“the speaker was interrupted by loud cries from the rear of the audience”

A loud utterance of emotion (especially when inarticulate)

“a cry of rage”

“a yell of pain”

A slogan used to rally support for a cause

“a cry to arms”

“our watchword will be ‘democracy’”

A fit of weeping

“had a good cry”

The characteristic utterance of an animal

“animal cries filled the night”