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choke up
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| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | be overcome with emotion |
| Synonyms: | become speechless, break down, cry, weep |
| Main Entry: | tongue-tied |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | unable to speak |
| Synonyms: | aghast, amazed, astounded, at a loss for words, bashful, choked up, dazed, dumbfounded, dumbstruck, garbled, inarticulate, mum, mute, shocked, shy, silent, speechless, stammering, uncommunicative, voiceless |
| 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: | stuff |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | load with |
| Synonyms: | choke up, clog up, compress, congest, cram, crowd, fill, fill to overflowing, fill to the brim, force, glut, gobble, gorge, gormandize, guzzle, jam, jam-pack, overfill, overindulge, overstuff, pack, pad, push, ram, sate, satiate, shove, squeeze, stow, wad, wedge |
| Antonyms: | unload, unstuff |
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| Main Entry: | cry |
| Part of Speech: | noun, verb |
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Adjectives: |
clamant, clamorous, conclamant, conjubilant, crying, gemebund, hinnible, hylactic, latrant, mugient, open, plangorous, remugient, stentorian, vagient, vociferous
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| Concept: | Cry. |
| Category: | 2. Sensation; special sensation; sound; specific sounds |
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-nouns
cry; voice (human); hubbub; bark (animal)., vociferation, outcry, hullabaloo, chorus, clamor, hue and cry, plaint; lungs; stentor.
-verbs
cry, roar, shout, bawl, brawl, halloo, halloa, hoop, whoop, yell, bellow, howl, scream, screech, screak, shriek, shrill, squeak, squeal, squall, whine, pule, pipe, yaup., cheer; hoot; grumble, moan, groan., snore, snort; grunt (animal sounds)., vociferate; raise up the voice, lift up the voice; call out, sing out, cry out; exclaim; rend the air; thunder at the top of one's voice, shout at the top of one's voice, shout at the pitch of one's breath, thunder at the pitch of one's breath; s'gosiller; strain the throat, strain the voice, strain the lungs; give a cry.
-adjectives
crying; clamant, clamorous; vociferous; stentorian (loud); open-mouthed.
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