cry

/kraɪ/ verb

Translation

TEARS [I] › to produce tears from your eyes, usually because you are sad, angry, or hurt

ağlamak

I could see that she'd been crying. My baby brother cries all the time.1077

SHOUT [I, T] › to speak or say something loudly

bağırmak, haykırmak

"Look at this!" cried Raj. → See also cry your eyes out → See also a shoulder to cry on1186

be crying out for sth phrasal verb informal

› to need something very much

bir şey için kıvranmak, çok gereksinim duymak

a school that's crying out for more money929

cry out (sth) phrasal verb

› to shout or make a loud noise because you are frightened, hurt, etc

(korkudan veya yaralanınca) bağırmak, haykırmak, çığlık atmak

She cried out in terror.1186

(Definition of cry verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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