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criesnounpl. of cry a loud vocal expression of strong emotiona cry of despair arose when the smoke of the bomb blast cleared hollers, hoots, howls, shouts, whoops, yells, yowls ejaculations, interjectionsscreams, screeches, shrieks, shrills, squalls, squeaks, squeals, yelpsbawls, bellows, clamors, outcries, roarscaterwauls, plaints, wails mumbles, murmurs, muttersgasps, whimpers, whispers a natural vocal sound made by an animalthe lonesome cry of a coyote calls, notes barks, bays, bellows, blats, bleats, brays, cackles, callings, caterwauls, caws, cheeps, chirps, clucks, coos, crakes, croaks, crows, grunts, honks, hoots, howls, lows, meows(also miaows), mews, moos, neighs, oinks, peeps, quacks, roars, screeches, squalls, squawks, squeaks, squeals, trumpets, tu-whit tu-whoos, twitters, whinnies, yaps, yelps, yips, yowls an attention-getting word or phrase used to publicize something (as a campaign or product)"A chance to change America" was the cry on which the candidate was hoping to win the White House banners, catchphrases, shibboleths, slogans, taglines, watchwords expressions, idiomscatchwords, clichés(also cliches)maxims, mottoes(also mottos)battle cries, war cries an earnest requestthe king was deaf to their cries adjurations, appeals, conjurations, desires, entreaties, petitions, pleadings, pleas, prayers, solicitations, suits, suppliances, supplications applications, requisitionscalls, claims, demands, insistences a sudden short emotional utterancecries of disbelief greeted the announcement of the surprise winner for best picture ejaculations, exclamations, interjections aahs(also ahs), oohshollers, hoots, howls, shouts, whoops, yells, yelps, yowlsscreams, screeches, shrieks, squalls, squeaks, squeals criesverbpresent tense third-person singular of cryto shed tears often while making meaningless sounds as a sign of pain or distresssome kids started to cry even before the doctor had given them their shot bawls, blubbers, blubs(chiefly British), sobs, weeps greets(Scottish), grieves, keens, laments, mournshowls, screams, squalls, wails, yowlsbleats, mewls, pules, whimpers, whinessniffles, snivelsgroans, moans, sighs to utter one's distinctive animal soundwe knew that we were getting very close to the ocean when we could hear sea gulls crying to speak so as to be heard at a distancea mother crying for help bawls, bays, bellows, calls, hollers, hollos(or halloos), roars, shouts, sounds off, thunders, vociferates, yells crows, whoopsscreams, screeches, shrieks, shrills, squeaks, squealscaterwauls, howls, ululates, wails, yawps(or yaups), yowlshailsspeaks out, speaks up breathes, mumbles, murmurs, mutters, whispers |