n. Function: verb
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Synonyms: CALL 1, hallo, holler, hollo, shout, vociferate, yell
Related Words: bleat
2 to show distress, grief, or pain by tears and usually incoherent utterances FF1C; the little girl cried when she fell down FF1E;
Synonyms: blub, blubber, boohoo, ||pipe, sob, wail, weep; compare BAWL 2 , WHIMPER
Related Words: sniff, snivel, whimper, whine; break down, choke up; groan, moan, sigh; bemoan, bewail, keen, lament, mourn, sorrow; bawl, howl, squall, yowl
Idioms: cry one's eyes ( or heart) out, ||pipe one's eye, shed tears
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Synonyms: SHOUT 1, whoop, yell
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Synonyms: PUBLICIZE , advertise, build up, hype, press-agent, puff