n. 25B6; verb
Mandy started to cry : WEEP, shed tears, sob, wail, cry one's eyes out, bawl, howl, snivel, whimper, squall, mewl, bleat; lament, grieve, mourn, keen; Scottish greet; informal boohoo, blub, blubber, turn on the waterworks; Brit. informal grizzle; poetic/literary pule.
Wait! he cried : CALL, shout, exclaim, sing out, yell, shriek, scream, screech, bawl, bellow, roar, vociferate, squeal, yelp; informal holler; dated ejaculate.
laugh, whisper.
25B6; noun
Leonora had a good cry : SOB, weep, crying fit.
a cry of despair : CALL, shout, exclamation, yell, shriek, scream, screech, bawl, bellow, roar, howl, yowl, squeal, yelp, interjection; informal holler; dated ejaculation.
fund-raisers have issued a cry for help : APPEAL, plea, entreaty, cry from the heart, cri de cur.
25A0; cry someone/something down (dated) DISPARAGE, run down, belittle, make light of, denigrate, decry, deprecate, depreciate, play down, trivialize, minimize; archaic hold cheap.
25A0; cry off (informal) BACK OUT, pull out, cancel, withdraw, beg off, excuse oneself, change one's mind; informal get cold feet, cop out.