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cry
verb [I or T] (SHOUT) /kraɪ/Definition
B1 to call out loudly: [+ speech] "Look out!" she cried.Shouting and screaming
(Definition of cry verb (SHOUT) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- bawl verb (SHOUT)
- bellow verb
- cry out phrasal verb
- ejaculate verb (SAY)
- exclaim verb
- give sb a shout idiom
- howl noun
- howl verb (PERSON/ANIMAL)
- hurl verb
- roar verb
- scream noun (NOISE)
- scream yourself hoarse/silly idiom
- scream/shout blue murder idiom
- screech verb
- shout noun (LOUD VOICE)
- shout verb (USE LOUD VOICE)
- shouting noun
- shouty adjective
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