Definition
to cry: to produce tears, water from the eyes (especially when sad)
a cry: a shout, a yell, a scream
a cry for help a way of attracting attention to get help
- "Bruno : I just wanted you to be proud of me, Papi... (starts crying)"
- "Susie : Oh come on now, Samantha, look, she's crying again."
- "Baby going to cry if he doesn't have his milk."
- "That's great, but I'm not crying."
- "Horatio : Are you going to cry again, Brian?"
- "I'm hearing a lot of crying from the accounting cubicle."
- "I don't cry."
- "It's my party and I'll cry if I want to"
- "You ain't nothin' but a hound dog, cryin' all the time."
- "But, before she could leave the building, she heard a cry for help..."
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