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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | cry softly |
| Synonyms: | bleat, blubber, complain, fuss, mewl, moan, object, pule, snivel, sob, weep, whine |
| Antonyms: | bawl |
| 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: | howl |
| Part of Speech: | noun, verb |
| Definition: | long, painful cry |
| Synonyms: | bark, bawl, bay, bellow, blubber, clamor, groan, growl, hoot, keen, lament, moan, outcry, quest, roar, scream, shout, shriek, ululate, wail, weep, whimper, whine, yell, yelp, yip, yowl |
| Main Entry: | mumble |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | say low and inarticulately |
| Synonyms: | grumble, maunder, murmur, mutter, ramble, rumble, say to oneself, speak, stammer, stutter, swallow, talk, utter, verbalize, vocalize, voice, whimper, whine, whisper |
| Antonyms: | speak clearly |
| Main Entry: | sob |
| 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: | wail |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | cry loudly |
| Synonyms: | bawl, bay, bemoan, bewail, carry on*, complain, cry the blues, deplore, fuss, grieve, howl, jowl, keen, kick, lament, moan, mourn, repine, sob, squall, ululate, weep, whimper, whine |
| Antonyms: | whimper |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | repine |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | complain |
| Synonyms: | fret, grumble, lament, languish, moan, mope, mourn, murmur, regret, whimper, wish, yearn |
| Main Entry: | pule |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | complain |
| Synonyms: | cry, repine, snivel, weep, whimper, whine |
| Main Entry: | weep |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | cry |
| Synonyms: | bawl, bemoan, bewail, blubber, boohoo, break down*, burst into tears, complain, deplore, drip, grieve, howl, keen, lament, let go, let it out, mewl, moan, mourn, shed tears, snivel, sob, squall, ululate, wail, whimper, yowl |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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