v. 1 weep, sob, wail, keen, bawl, shed tears Paul cried when they took his mother away 2 whimper, snivel, pule, mewl, whine, moan, groan, fret, Colloq turn on the waterworks, Brit grizzle Don't cry over spilt milk 3 cry out for. demand, need, call for, beg for, plead for Her hair is so untidy it cries out for trimming Wanton murder cries out for vengeance.
n. 4 scream, shriek, wail, howl, yowl I heard the mournful cries of those being tortured 5 shout, whoop, yell, howl Uttering blood-curdling cries, the rebels attacked 6 call, sound, note The noise was the cry of the lesser grebe to its mate 7 war cry, battle-cry, slogan, watchword 'Down with the king!' was the cry used to rally the rabble 8 a far cry. a long way, quite a distance, remote, distant, not, not quite, very different (from) This report is a far cry from what I had expected