cry

Definition von cry im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch: A group of hounds; Words shouted or screamed
a battle cry.; To shed tears; to weep
That sad movie always makes me cry.; A shedding of tears
After we broke up, I retreated to my room for a good cry.; To shout, scream, yell
The captured bear cub tried to cry out to its mother.; A shout or scream
I heard a cry from afar.; {f} call; shed tears of sorrow or pain; shout; {v} to weep, call, squall, yell, proclaim, blame; {n} a weeping, a shrieking, outcry, yell, sound; To make oral and public proclamation of; to declare publicly; to notify or advertise by outcry, especially things lost or found, goods to be sold, ets; a slogan used to rally support for a cause; "a cry to arms"; "our watchword will be `democracy'"; A word or phrase caught up by a party or faction and repeated for effect; as, the party cry of the Tories; A loud utterance; especially, the inarticulate sound produced by one of the lower animals; as, the cry of hounds; the cry of wolves; Outcry; clamor; tumult; popular demand; Importunate supplication; Common report; fame; to publish the banns of, as for marriage; shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain; "She cried bitterly when she heard the news of his death"; "The girl in the wheelchair wept with frustration when she could not get up the stairs"; If you cry something, you shout it or say it loudly. `Nancy Drew,' she cried, `you're under arrest!' Cry out means the same as cry. `You're wrong, quite wrong!' Henry cried out, suddenly excited According to the legend, she cried out that no storm was going to stop her from finishing her ride; Loud expression of triumph or wonder or of popular acclamation or favor; Public advertisement by outcry; proclamation, as by hawkers of their wares; To utter inarticulate sounds, as animals; utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy; "`I won!' he exclaimed"; "`Help!' she cried"; "`I'm here,' the mother shouted when she saw her child looking lost"; The crackling noise made by block tin when it is bent back and forth; A bird's or animal's cry is the loud, high sound that it makes. the cry of a seagull. = call see also crying; A pack or company of persons; in contempt; When you cry, tears come from your eyes, usually because you are unhappy or hurt. I hung up the phone and started to cry Please don't cry He cried with anger and frustration. a crying baby. Cry is also a noun. A nurse patted me on the shoulder and said, `You have a good cry, dear.' + crying cry·ing She had been unable to sleep for three days because of her 13-week-old son's crying; feelings You use the expression for crying out loud in order to show that you are annoyed or impatient, or to add force to a question or request. I mean, what's he ever done in his life, for crying out loud?; a fit of weeping; "had a good cry"; To utter loudly; to call out; to shout; to sound abroad; to declare publicly; A pack of hounds; A cry is a loud, high sound that you make when you feel a strong emotion such as fear, pain, or pleasure. A cry of horror broke from me With a cry, she rushed forward; To shout, scream (words); utter a characteristic sound; "The cat was crying"; Something that is a far cry from something else is very different from it. Their lives are a far cry from his own poor childhood; Any expression of grief, distress, etc; a fit of weeping; "had a good cry" a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition; "the speaker was interrupted by loud cries from the rear of the audience" a loud utterance of emotion (especially when inarticulate); "a cry of rage"; "a yell of pain" the characteristic utterance of an animal; "animal cries filled the night" shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain; "She cried bitterly when she heard the news of his death"; "The girl in the wheelchair wept with frustration when she could not get up the stairs" bring into a particular state by crying; "The little boy cried himself to sleep" proclaim or announce in public; "before we had newspapers, a town cryer would cry the news"; "He cried his merchandise in the market square" utter a characteristic sound; "The cat was crying" demand immediate action; "This situation is crying for attention; proclaim or announce in public; "before we had newspapers, a town cryer would cry the news"; "He cried his merchandise in the market square"; You can refer to a public protest about something or an appeal for something as a cry of some kind. There have been cries of outrage about this expenditure; the characteristic utterance of an animal; "animal cries filled the night"; utter a sudden loud cry; "she cried with pain when the doctor inserted the needle"; "I yelled to her from the window but she couldn't hear me"; accompanied with tears or sobs; a loud sound, uttered in lamentation; {i} interjection; shout; weeping; as, to cry goods, etc; demand immediate action; "This situation is crying for attention"; demand immediate action; "This situation is crying for attention; A cry is a shouted word or phrase, usually one that is intended to attract someone's attention. Thousands of Ukrainians burst into cries of `bravo' on the steps of the parliament Passers-by heard his cries for help. see also battle cry, rallying cry = shout; a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition; "the speaker was interrupted by loud cries from the rear of the audience"; bring into a particular state by crying; "The little boy cried himself to sleep"; to cry your eyes out: see eye a shoulder to cry on: see shoulder; To cause to do something, or bring to some state, by crying or weeping; as, to cry one's self to sleep; a loud utterance of emotion (especially when inarticulate); "a cry of rage"; "a yell of pain"; To utter lamentations; to lament audibly; to express pain, grief, or distress, by weeping and sobbing; to shed tears; to bawl, as a child; To make a loud call or cry; to call or exclaim vehemently or earnestly; to shout; to vociferate; to proclaim; to pray; to implore
cry all the way to the bank: To be happy due to the receipt of money, although expressing sorrow about the cause of such receipt
When his rich aunt died, he was crying all the way to the bank.
cry babies: plural form of cry baby
cry babies: Alternative spelling of crybabies
cry blue murder: To make an unwarranted fuss
If told that they could not stay up late the children would cry blue murder.
cry for help: Acting out as a means of displaying a subconscious desire for attention or help
cry havoc: To shout out 'Havoc!'; that is, to give an army the order to plunder
cry like a baby: To bawl unabashedly and pitifully
When I cracked-up my new Corvette, I cried like a baby.
cry like a little girl: To bawl unabashedly and pitifully
cry off: To cancel something that one has previously arranged with someone
Sorry, but I have to cry off the game on Saturday, as my mother-in-law is coming to visit.
cry one's eyes out: To weep for an elongated time, or in an excessive manner
cry one's eyes out: To moan
cry out: To shout in a loud voice, due to pain, or fear, or unhappiness
Just can't function no more.
cry out for: To say that a situation needs a thing, or a solution urgently
This state of affairs is crying out for an independent investigation.
cry someone a river: To weep profusely or excessively in the presence of another person
It is rather shaming to be quite so wet over nothing in particular, but at least Fielding does it too. He cries gallons over slow-motion bits at the ends of films, especially Gladiator, and begins to worship Roman values, then Italian footballers kissing in slo-mo to the strains of Nessun Dorma. Sniffle, sniffle. And QPR being relegated in 1996. He can cry you a river over that one, and over a darling little clump of daffodils growing by the traffic island.
cry someone a river: To try to obtain the sympathy of another person by complaining or sniveling
Port Authority Transit should cry me a river. Before raising fares it should cut an unnecessary expense.
cry the blues: To sing in the style of blues music
Young people have forgotten how to cry the blues, said Big Bill Broonzy as he lay dying in a dark room above the littered streets of Chicago's Negro South Side.
cry the blues: To complain, especially in order to obtain sympathy for one's own purportedly sad situation
We have immense corporations that cry the blues all day long about how their pension costs are ruining them.
cry uncle: To beg for mercy; to give up; to ask to stop (something painful or unbearable)
Anyone who doesn't cry uncle after the first week will probably last the season.
cry wolf: To raise a false alarm; to constantly warn others about an imagined threat, thereby failing to get assistance when a real threat appears
The politicians would cry wolf at the slightest provocation so when the real threat appeared no one believed them.
cry foul: (deyim) Say that something which has happened is unfair or illegal
The opposition parties have cried foul at the president's act, seeing it as a violation of democracy.
cry foul: Say that something which has happened is unfair or illegal: "The opposition parties have cried foul at the president's act, seeing it as a violation of democracy."
cry me a river: (deyim) You can cry a lot but you will not get my sympathy, crocodile tears: "When he complained about how much he had to pay his chauffeur, I said, "Cry me a river, guy.""
cry over spilled milk: (deyim) Express vain regrets for what cannot be recovered or undone
cry quits: (deyim) to agree to end competition and consider both sides equal
cry quits: (deyim) to propose, or declare, the abandonment of a contest
cry stinking fish: disparage one's own efforts, products
cry baby: {i} one who tends to cry or complain, whiner
cry blue murder: scream loudly
cry down: {f} disparage; prohibit as not lawful
cry for: need badly or desperately; "This question cries out for an answer"
cry for help: shouting out so as to receive aid
cry for the moon: want what one cannot have, desire the impossible
cry from the housetops: announce publicly, tell everyone
cry halt: call to someone to stop, set limits
cry havoc: shout out a warning, warn of imminent danger
cry hot tears: cry in a passionate or emotional manner (generally because of anger or shame)
cry of desperation: hopeless cry, desperate shout
cry off: If you cry off, you tell someone that you cannot do something that you have agreed or arranged to do. Barron invited her to the races and she agreed, but she caught flu and had to cry off at the last minute
cry off: {f} cancel, withdraw from an agreement
cry on someone's shoulder: weep in another's arms, turn to another for emotional support
cry one's eyes out: {f} sob, cry bitterly, cry very hard
cry one's heart out: sob, weep profusely
cry out: If you cry out, you call out loudly because you are frightened, unhappy, or in pain. He was crying out in pain on the ground when the ambulance arrived Hart cried out as his head struck rock. see also cry 2
cry out: shout out so as to receive aid
cry out: utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy; "`I won!' he exclaimed"; "`Help!' she cried"; "`I'm here,' the mother shouted when she saw her child looking lost"
cry out for: If you say that something cries out for a particular thing or action, you mean that it needs that thing or action very much. This is a disgraceful state of affairs and cries out for a thorough investigation
cry out for: need badly or desperately; "This question cries out for an answer"
cry out for: need badly or desperately; "This question cries out for an answer
cry over spilt milk: {f} dwell pointlessly on past misfortunes, express sorrow for past misfortunes or events
cry quarter: {f} ask for mercy
cry quits: {f} announce that an account has been settled; announce that a competition has ended in a tie
cry shame upon: {f} protest against
cry up: {f} praise, glorify publicly, laud
cry wolf: call for help when one doesn't need it, declare a false emergency
battle cry: By extension, a strong motto or purpose statement, especially in regards to winning a goal in sports, games or work
battle cry: Something the troops yell out when going to war or battle
crying: Present participle of cry
crying: That demands action or attention
There is a crying need for more manual workers in this country.
crying: Action of the verb to cry
Their constant cryings kept us awake.
don't cry over spilled milk: Alternative spelling of don't cry over spilt milk
don't cry over spilt milk: It is no use worrying about unfortunate events which have already happened and which cannot be changed
far cry: much: to a great extent or degree
a far cry taller.
far cry: Something very dissimilar or different
Life in the big city was a far cry from his upbringing on a quiet, small farm.
give cry: To give full pursuit; chase after
The journalists gave cry after the Prince, like a pack of hounds when they strike the trail of a fox.
give cry: To cry out
hue and cry: A loud and persistent public clamour; especially one of protest or making some demand
hue and cry: The public pursuit of a felon; accompanied by shouts to warn others to give chase
make someone cry: To willfully cause someone to cry, usually after berating or yelling at him/her intensely
The young woman's boss was stern and old-school, and he was out to make her cry after refusing to tolerate her mistakes.
more cry than wool: Asserted but not grounded in reality
In rebuttal, the petitioner offers more cry than wool. He points first to the vague threats that his family and friends relayed to him during his 1990 return to El Salvador, and speculates that members of the FMLN still sought to harm him at that time. This is unabashed surmise. Aguilar-Solis v. INS, case no. 98-1484 (1st Cir. 1998).
shoulder to cry on: Someone offering emotional support to another in distress
You won't be alone, cause I'll be there. - Tommy Page - A Shoulder To Cry On.
tin cry: The sound heard when a bar of tin is bent
war cry: An exclamation intended to rally soldiers in battle
far cry: distance estimated in terms of the audibility of a cry; "it's a far cry from here
a far cry: Not similar, very different. - This is good sherry, but it's a far cry from the amontillado
devil may cry: (Oyunlar) Devil May Cry (frequently abbreviated as DMC) is a hack and slash action game developed by Capcom Production Studio 4 and published by Capcom in 2001 for the PlayStation 2. The events in the game are second in the series storyline's chronological order, taking place after events in Devil May Cry 3 and before Devil May Cry 2. The game has received generally positive reviews, and has sold more than 4 million copies
War Cry: the weekly newspaper of the Salvation Army in the UK. a shout used by people fighting in a battle to show their courage and frighten the enemy = battle cry
a cry: whinge
battle cry: war cry: a yell intended to rally a group of soldiers in battle
battle cry: A battle cry is a shout that soldiers give as they go into battle
battle cry: A battle cry is a phrase that is used to encourage people to support a particular cause or campaign. Their battle-cry will be: `Sign this petition before they sign away your country.' = rallying cry
battle cry: something that is yelled to call soldiers to war
battle cry: war cry: a slogan used to rally support for a cause; "a cry to arms"; "our watchword will be `democracy'"
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cri: Color Reversal Intermediate Film and process
cri: Color Reversal Intermediate, a duplicate color negative prepared by reversal processing
cri: Centre for Innovation Structures created by the European Commission in the framework of the 4th Community research programme for technology transfer and innovation
cri: chronic renal insufficiency
cri: {i} (French) shout, loud yell
cried: of Cry
cried: past of cry
cried: Past tense and past participle of cry
cries: third-person singular of cry
cries: Plural of cry
cries: Shouts or screams
crying: noisy with or as if with loud cries and shouts; "a crying mass of rioters"; "a howling wind"; "shouting fans"; "the yelling fiend
crying: conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible; "a crying shame"; "an egregious lie"; "flagrant violation of human rights"; "a glaring error"; "gross ineptitude"; "gross injustice"; "rank treachery"
crying: the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds); "I hate to hear the crying of a child"; "she was in tears" noisy with or as if with loud cries and shouts; "a crying mass of rioters"; "a howling wind"; "shouting fans"; "the yelling fiend
crying: demanding attention; "clamant needs"; "a crying need"; "regarded literary questions as exigent and momentous"- H L Mencken; "insistent hunger"; "an instant need"
crying: feelings You can say that something is a crying shame if you are annoyed and upset about it. It's a crying shame that police have to put up with these mindless attacks. see also cry. when someone produces tears from their eyes, usually because they are unhappy or hurt
crying: the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds); "I hate to hear the crying of a child"; "she was in tears"
crying: noisy with or as if with loud cries and shouts; "a crying mass of rioters"; "a howling wind"; "shouting fans"; "the yelling fiend"
crying: That deserves rebuke or censure
crying: The natural weeping of vegetation fluids resulting from footfall damage
crying: The natural weeping of vegetation fluids (sap) resulting from footfall damage to the vegetation, also evident in bruising
crying: {i} weeping, shedding tears
crying: Calling for notice; compelling attention; notorious; heinous; as, a crying evil
crying: cleansing of your emotions
crying: If you say that there is a crying need for something, you mean that there is a very great need for it. There is a crying need for more magistrates from the ethnic minority communities
crying: {s} demanding attention, urgent; conspicuous; reprehensible
hue and cry: angry protests about something, usually from a group of people (hue from , from huer )
hue and cry: public outcry, public protest; loud clamor, shouting and yelling
hue and cry: loud and persistent outcry from many people; "he ignored the clamor of the crowd"
in full cry: in pursuit of, while chasing after
joyous cry: glad shout, shout that is full of joy
made me cry: caused me to cry, brought tears to my eyes, excited me, agitated me
rallying cry: A rallying cry or rallying call is something such as a word or phrase, an event, or a belief which encourages people to unite and to act in support of a particular group or idea. an issue that is fast becoming a rallying cry for many Democrats: national health care. a word or phrase used to unite people in support of an idea
shoulder to cry on: listening ear, mental and/or emotional support
war cry: a slogan used to rally support for a cause; "a cry to arms"; "our watchword will be `democracy'"
war cry: a yell intended to rally a group of soldiers in battle a slogan used to rally support for a cause; "a cry to arms"; "our watchword will be `democracy'
war cry: a yell intended to rally a group of soldiers in battle

cry

Türkische aussprache

kray

Synonyme

weep, bawl, bawling, bewailing, blubber, blubbering, howl, howling, keening, lament, lamentation, mourning, shedding tears, snivel, snivelling

Antonyme

laugh

Aussprache

/ˈkrī/ /ˈkraɪ/

Etymologie

[ krI ] (verb.) 13th century. From Middle English crien (“to cry out, shout, proclaim”), from Old French crier (“to announce publicly, scream, shout”), from Medieval Latin crīdāre (“to cry out, shout, proclaim”), of Germanic origin, from Frankish *krītan (“to cry, cry out, publish”), Gothic