Nearby Words
| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun, verb |
| Definition: | long, loud animate sound |
| Synonyms: | bawl, bay, caterwaul, cry, holler*, howl, mewl, scream, screech, squall, squeal, ululate, wail, whine, yell, yelp, yip |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | call |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | yell declaration |
| Synonyms: | announce, arouse, awaken, bawl, bellow, cry, cry out, exclaim, hail, holler*, hoot, howl, proclaim, roar, rouse, scream, screech, shout, shriek, vociferate, waken, whoop, yawp, yoo hoo, yowl |
| Antonyms: | conceal, listen, refrain |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | caterwaul |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make screeching, crying noise |
| Synonyms: | bawl, bicker, howl, quarrel, scream, screech, shriek, squall, wail, yell, yowl |
| 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: | 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: | scream |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | cry out |
| Synonyms: | bawl, bellow, blare, caterwaul, holler*, howl, jar, roar, screak, screech, shout, shriek, shrill, sing out, squeal, voice, wail, yell, yip, yowl |
| Antonyms: | be quiet |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | squeal |
| Part of Speech: | noun, verb |
| Definition: | yell in a loud and high-pitched manner |
| Synonyms: | bleat, cheep, creak, grate, howl, peep, rasp, scream, scream bloody murder, screech, shout, shriek, shrill, squawk, wail, yelp, yip, yowl |
| 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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