Word Finder - cries

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A shedding of tears; the act of crying.

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After we broke up, I retreated to my room for a good cry.

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A shout or scream.

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I heard a cry from afar.

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Words shouted or screamed.

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a battle cry

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A clamour or outcry.

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A group of hounds.

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(by extension) A pack or company of people.

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(of an animal) A typical sound made by the species in question.

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"Woof" is the cry of a dog, while "neigh" is the cry of a horse.

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A desperate or urgent request.

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Common report; gossip.

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To shed tears; to weep.

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That sad movie always makes me cry.

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To utter loudly; to call out; to declare publicly.

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To shout, scream, yell.

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To utter inarticulate sounds, as animals do.

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To cause to do something, or bring to some state, by crying or weeping.

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Tonight I'll cry myself to sleep.

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To make oral and public proclamation of; to notify or advertise by outcry, especially things lost or found, goods to be sold, etc.

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to cry goods

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Hence, to publish the banns of, as for marriage.

The cries from the gates ceased.

Their cries are faint squeaks and grunts.

And cries of horror were heard in the crowd.

In the first, John describes how the Baptist, on Jesus' approach, cries " Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sins of, the world "; and how he says " I saw the spirit descending upon Him, and I bore witness that this is the Son of God."

He was in a state of physical suffering as if from corporal punishment, and could not avoid expressing it by cries of anger and distress.

With piercing war cries, two forms broke from the horde before her.

This tale is now regarded as legendary, and the same remark also applies to the tradition that the cries Hi Welfen, hi Wibelinen, were first raised at this siege.

Almost all day long the house resounded with their running feet, their cries, and their spontaneous laughter.

A young man cowers and cries, perhaps in memory long after his sister is gone.

He heard supernatural voices proclaiming mercy to the faithful, vengeance on the guilty, and mighty cries that the wrath of God was at hand.

Disturbed from the moor or marsh, where it has its nest, it rises swiftly into the air, conspicuous by its white back and rump, and uttering shrill cries flies round the intruder.

For none but the Consoled had received into their hearts the spirit of God's Son, which cries "Abba, Father."

He was prepared to face the death which he expected; but his courage, a rare quality at that time, won the day, and the hubbub subsided in cries of "Let Gregoire have his way!"

In the midst of the song cries were heard, and fighting and blows in the passage and porch.

It is true that to some extent these means of utterance are common to the lower animals, the power of expressing emotion by cries and tones extending far down in the scale of animal life, while rudimentary gesture-signs are made by various mammals and birds.

The supposition that the tree was the source of Christ's crown of thorns gave rise doubtless to the tradition current among the French peasantry that it utters groans and cries on Good Friday, and probably also to the old popular superstition in Great Britain and Ireland that ill-luck attended the uprooting of hawthorns.

Toward the end of the battle of Borodino, Pierre, having run down from Raevski's battery a second time, made his way through a gully to Knyazkovo with a crowd of soldiers, reached the dressing station, and seeing blood and hearing cries and groans hurried on, still entangled in the crowds of soldiers.

A breeze made her curtains flutter, and she closed it, certain Claire's cries of ecstasy would soon fill the air around the mansion.

Thus in the Sandwich Islands the god Oro gave his oracles through a priest who "ceased to act or speak as a voluntary agent, but with his limbs convulsed, his features distorted and terrific, his eyes wild and strained, he would roll on the ground roaming at the mouth, and reveal the will of the god in shrill cries and sounds violent and indistinct, which the attending priests duly interpreted to the people."

The instant cries of Deus volt which answered the note showed that Urban had struck aright.

On the 17th of November 1292 Edward decided, against Scottish custom (if such custom really existed), in favour of Baliol, who did fealty, and, amidst cries of dissent, was crowned at Scone on the 26th of December.

Only when the victim ceased to struggle and his cries changed to a long- drawn, measured death rattle did the crowd around his prostrate, bleeding corpse begin rapidly to change places.

Nicholas went out into the porch to question him, and immediately after the elder had given a few replies the sound of cries and blows were heard.

But it is not probable that his curiosity would have overcome his habitual sluggishness, and his love of the smoke, the mud, and the cries of London, had not Boswell importuned him to attempt the adventure, and offered to be his squire.

By the way the hunt approached and receded, by the cries of the dogs whose notes were familiar to him, by the way the voices of the huntsmen approached, receded, and rose, he realized what was happening at the copse.

Glinka, the editor of the Russian Messenger, who was recognized (cries of "author! author!" were heard in the crowd), said that "hell must be repulsed by hell," and that he had seen a child smiling at lightning flashes and thunderclaps, but "we will not be that child."

His guard hadn't lowered; it crashed as he let himself experience every part of her body, her cries and the passionate spirit that held him captive on the beach.

Deidre listened to their rustling and distant cries and focused on placing her feet along the path.

He pumped his arms hard, ignoring the cries of three men as they fell into pits or were snapped up by traps with iron teeth.

In a temperate and learned speech, based on Fox's declaration against constitution-mongering, he supported both the enfranchising and the disfranchising clauses, and easily disposed of the cries of "corporation robbery," "nabob representation," "opening for young men of talent," &c. The following year (1832) found Campbell solicitor-general, a knight and member for Dudley, which he represented till 1834.

The royal princesses were insulted in the streets; and on the 29th of April 1825 Charles, when reviewing the National Guard, was met with cries from the ranks of "Down with the ministers !"

In the old times birds were protected by the native belief that divine messages were conveyed by bird cries, and by royal edict forbidding the killing of species furnishing the material for feather cloaks, contributions towards which were long almost the only taxes paid.

Its versatile cries and actions, as seen and heard by those who penetrate the solitude of the northern forests it inhabits, can never be forgotten by one who has had experience of them, any more than the pleasing sight of its rust-coloured tail, which an occasional gleam of sunshine will light up into a brilliancy quite unexpected by those who have only surveyed the bird's otherwise gloomy appearance in the glass-case of a museum.

To these gestures let there be added the use of the interjectional cries, such as oh!

At first the House of Commons was disposed to resent the apparent neglect with which it was treated by being asked to accept a deputy as its leader in place of a Prime Minister who washimself an M.P.; and cries for "Lloyd George " were raised when Mr. Law rose to play the leader's part in the debate on the Address in 1917.

A good organic garden just cries out for good compost.

It was one of the triumphs of Bright's oratory that it constantly produced these popular cries.

As soon as his cap is fitted tight his sister cries for help.

Colic is defined as when a baby cries for longer than three hours every day for more than three days a week.

It is natural for parents to be concerned when a baby cries, and their concern only heightens if it seems they can do nothing to stop the crying.

The child cries or gasps, forcibly exhales, stops breathing, and turns either blue (cyanotic form) or pale (pallid form).

If a child with a cold or upper respiratory infection cries constantly or complains of pain in the ear, it is wise to have the ears checked by a physician.

Failing to replace the pacifier after the baby cries or spits it out can be a good method for breaking the pacifier habit.

Medical attention may be necessary if an infant is crying more than usual or if the cries themselves sound different, for example, the cries are weaker or more high-pitched than usual.

As parents get to know their baby, they become experts in understanding the baby's cries.

Cries are the baby's form of communication.

If the infant cries, he or she may just need to take a nap.

Mothers are biologically programmed to give a nurturing response to their newborn's cries and not to restrain themselves.

Less is known to date about the 2010 fantasy film Fading of the Cries, although it is currently categorized as a horror/thriller with a substantial role for Mackenzie Rosman.

There are some instances, whether it be a jaunty picnic in the park for two, or a lazy Sunday brunch, that just cries out for a soft, yet elegant, lady-like clutch.