Definition of cries

"cries" in the noun sense

1. cry, outcry, call, yell, shout, vociferation

a loud utterance often in protest or opposition

"the speaker was interrupted by loud cries from the rear of the audience"

2. cry, yell

a loud utterance of emotion (especially when inarticulate

"a cry of rage"

"a yell of pain"

3. war cry, rallying cry, battle cry, cry, watchword

a slogan used to rally support for a cause

"a cry to arms"

"our watchword will be `democracy'"

4. cry

a fit of weeping

"had a good cry"

5. cry

the characteristic utterance of an animal

"animal cries filled the night"

"cries" in the verb sense

1. shout, shout out, cry, call, yell, scream, holler, hollo, squall

utter a sudden loud cry

"she cried with pain when the doctor inserted the needle"

"I yelled to her from the window but she couldn't hear me"

2. cry, weep

shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain

"She cried bitterly when she heard the news of his death"

"The girl in the wheelchair wept with frustration when she could not get up the stairs"

3. exclaim, cry, cry out, outcry, call out, shout

utter aloud often with surprise, horror, or joy

"`I won!' he exclaimed"

"`Help!' she cried"

"`I'm here,' the mother shouted when she saw her child looking lost"

4. cry, blazon out

proclaim or announce in public

"before we had newspapers, a town crier would cry the news"

"He cried his merchandise in the market square"

5. cry

demand immediate action

"This situation is crying for attention"

6. cry

utter a characteristic sound

"The cat was crying"

7. cry

bring into a particular state by crying

"The little boy cried himself to sleep"

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Quotations for cries

No man cries stinking fish. [ Proverb ]

He cries out before he is hurt. [ Italian Proverb ]

He cries wine and sells vinegar. [ Proverb ]

My fate cries out,
And makes each petty artery in this body
As hardy as the Nemean lion's nerve. [ William Shakespeare, Hamlet ]

He cares not whose child cries so his laughs. [ Proverb ]

Even from the tomb the voice of nature cries,
Even in our ashes live their wonted fires. [ Gray ]

He that is down, down with him, cries the world. [ Proverb ]

The lapwing cries most when furthest from her nest. [ Proverb ]

As one who in some frightful dream would shun
His pressing foe, labors in vain to run
And his own slowness in his sleep bemoans.
In short thick sighs, weak cries, and tender groans. [ Dryden ]

Cover yourself with your shield, and care not for cries. [ English Proverb, collected by George Herbert ]

When a tree is once a falling every one cries down with it. [ Proverb ]

The rich widow cries with one eye, and laughs with the other. [ Proverb ]

Now I have got an ewe and a lamb, every one cries welcome Peter. [ Proverb ]

Every woman is in the wrong until she cries, and then she is in the right instantly. [ Haliburton ]

Who cries out on pride that can therein tax any private party? Doth it not flow as hugely as the sea? [ William Shakespeare ]

Give me the boy who rouses when he is praised, who profits when he is encouraged and who cries when he is defeated. Such a boy will be fired by ambition; he will be stung by reproach, and aminated by preference; never shall I apprehend any bad consequences from idleness in such a boy. [ Quintilian ]

cries in Scrabble®

The word cries is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 7

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The word cries is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 8

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Words containing the sequence cries

Words that start with cries (1 word)

Words with cries in them (1 word)

Words that end with cries (7 words)

Word Growth involving cries

Shorter words in cries

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Longer words containing cries

decries

mimicries

outcries

scries descries

watchcries