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cry

 
/krɑɪ/ n [C] (SHOUT)

Definition

a loud call or shout: They were wakened by cries of "Fire!" A cry is also the noise that a bird or animal makes: the cries of an eagle
(Definition of cry n (SHOUT) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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