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cried

US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/kraɪd/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(krīd)

From the verb cry: (⇒ conjugate)
cried is: Click the infinitive to see all available inflections
v past
v past p

cry
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Sense: Verb: shed tears
Synonyms:
weep Collocations, sob Collocations, bawl, blubber, blub (UK, slang), wail Collocations, burst into tears, break down into tears, give way to tears, shed tears, shed a tear, choke up, sniffle, turn on the waterworks (informal), cry your eyes out (informal), tear up, dissolve into tears, be teary, boohoo, snivel, squall, whimper Collocations, moan Collocations, howl Collocations, groan Collocations, lament, grieve Collocations, moan Collocations, caterwaul
Antonyms:
hold back tears, celebrate Collocations, be happy, smile Collocations, be happy
Sense: Verb: raise your voice
Synonyms:
shout Collocations, scream Collocations, bellow Collocations, yell Collocations, roar Collocations, holler, cry out, call out, call Collocations, thunder Collocations, raise your voice
Antonyms:
whisper Collocations, murmur, mumble Collocations, whimper Collocations
Sense: Verb: call - animals
Synonyms:
sing Collocations, call Collocations, sound Collocations, scream Collocations, screech Collocations, squawk, squeak Collocations, hoot Collocations, yelp, yap, shriek Collocations, chatter Collocations, crow Collocations, squeal Collocations, yowl, pipe Collocations, trill, coo, whistle Collocations, caw, bellow Collocations, cackle, twitter, tweet, howl Collocations, mewl, bark Collocations, meow, bleat, bay Collocations, bray
Antonyms:
be silent, not make a sound
Sense: Noun: loud utterance
Synonyms:
yell Collocations, shout Collocations, scream Collocations, holler, call Collocations, bellow Collocations, exclamation, outcry Collocations, clamor, clamour (UK), shriek Collocations, whoop, yawp, squall, yammer, howl Collocations, wail Collocations, bawl, uproar Collocations, roar Collocations, yowl, cheer Collocations, acclamation, vociferation
Antonyms:
whisper Collocations, murmur, silence Collocations, mumble Collocations, whimper Collocations
Sense: Noun: plea
Synonyms:
plea Collocations, request Collocations, appeal Collocations, entreaty, pleading, prayer Collocations
Sense: Noun: animal call
Synonyms:
call Collocations, calling Collocations, song Collocations, sound Collocations, screech Collocations, screeching, squawk, squawking, shriek Collocations, shrieking, squeal Collocations, squealing, yelp, yelping, crow Collocations, crowing, caw, cawing, pipe Collocations, piping Collocations, trill, trilling, tweet, tweeting, twitter, twittering, wail Collocations, wailing, hoot Collocations, hooting, roar Collocations, roaring, yell Collocations, yelling, bellow Collocations, bellowing, howl Collocations, howling, bleat, bleating, bark Collocations, barking, meow, meowing, bay Collocations, baying, bray, braying, squeak Collocations, squeaking, mewling
Antonyms:
silence Collocations, soundlessness
Sense: Noun: fit of weeping - informal
Synonyms:
sob Collocations, bawl, weep Collocations, wail Collocations, wailing, crying Collocations, crying jag (slang), bewailing, howling, lament, mourning Collocations, sorrowing, whimpering, sobbing, weeping Collocations, bawling, keening, sniveling, snivelling (UK)
Antonyms:
smiling Collocations, laughing Collocations

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