cry
To shed tears; to weep, especially in anger or sadness.
Example
“That sad movie always makes me cry.”
Other meanings
To utter loudly; to call out; to declare publicly.
To shout, scream, yell.
Related words
- becry
- catchcry
- cryey
- cryful
- crysome
- forecry
- undercry
- upcry
- all over but the crying
- cry aim
- cry all the way to the bank
- cry and seethe
Word history
From Old French "cri".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “cry” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.