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cry

[krahy] / kraɪ /




VERB
formally announce to others
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Example Sentences

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Ms McCullough said: "He was so loud. He was howling, crying and screaming."

From BBC

On Thursday morning he issued a rallying cry in Australia's parliament to "middle powers", urging them to work together in an increasingly hegemonic world order.

From Barron's

She makes her way along our row and by the time she gets to me I’m ready to cry off sick with a tummy bug.

From Literature

And so I didn’t cry, not when I saw the bag Maggie had made to take with her, and not when I hung our good dresses outside to air on a rope.

From Literature

"All the people -- women, men and boys -- started shouting and crying," he told AFP.

From Barron's