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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | cry hard |
| Synonyms: | bawl, blub, blubber, boohoo, break down, cry a river, cry convulsively, cry eyes out, howl, lament, shed tears, snivel, turn on waterworks, wail, weep, whimper |
| Main Entry: | cry |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | weeping and making sad sounds |
| Synonyms: | bawl, bawling, bewailing, blubber, blubbering, howl, howling, keening, lament, lamentation, mourning, shedding tears, snivel, snivelling, sob, sobbing, sorrowing, tears, the blues, wailing, weep, whimpering, yowl |
| Main Entry: | cry |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | weep and make sad sounds |
| Synonyms: | bawl, bemoan, bewail, blub, blubber, boohoo, break down, burst into tears, caterwaul, choke up, complain, crack up, deplore, dissolve in tears, fret, grieve, groan, howl, keen, lament, let go, let it all out, mewl, moan, mourn, put on the weeps, regret, ring the blues, shed bitter tears, shed tears, sigh, sniff, snivel, sob, sorrow, squall, turn on waterworks, wail, weep, whimper, whine, yammer, yowl |
| Main Entry: | groan |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | moan, complaint |
| Synonyms: | cry, gripe, grouse, grumble, grunt, objection, sigh, sob, whine |
| Notes: | a groan (noun) is an utterance expressing pain or disapproval or a loud moan - groan (verb) means to indicate pain, discomfort, or displeasure or to moan loudly; grown is the past participle of grow and means fully developed |
| Main Entry: | heave |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | discharge with force; expel from digestive system by mouth |
| Synonyms: | billow, breathe, cast, dilate, disgorge, exhale, expand, gag, groan, huff, palpitate, pant, puff, puke, retch, rise, sign, sob, spew, spit up, surge, suspire, swell, throb, throw up, upchuck, vomit |
| Main Entry: | lament |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | to mourn or grieve deeply |
| Synonyms: | bawl, beat one's breast, bemoan, bewail, bleed, cry, deplore, eat one's heart out, howl, hurt, kick self, moan, rain, regret, repine, rue, sing, sob, sorrow, take it hard, wail, weep |
| Notes: | bemoan is motivated when pity or grief is over an event that is joined to a consequence, whereas lament is motivated when the grief is over the event itself |
| Antonyms: | celebrate, compliment, laud, praise |
| Main Entry: | lament/lamentation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | grief, complaint |
| Synonyms: | complaining, dirge, elegy, grieving, jeremiad, keen, keening, lament, moan, moaning, mourning, plaint, requiem, sob, sobbing, sorrow, tears, threnody, ululation, wail, wailing, weeping |
| Antonyms: | celebration, enjoyment, praise |
| Main Entry: | moan |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | groan, complaint |
| Synonyms: | beef, cry, gripe, grouse, grumble, lament, lamentation, plaint, sigh, sob, wail, whine |
| Main Entry: | moan |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | groan, complain |
| Synonyms: | bemoan, bewail, carp, deplore, grieve, gripe, grouse, grumble, keen, lament, mourn, sigh, sob, wail, whine |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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