Cry vs. Crys — Which is Correct Spelling?
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Which is correct: Cry or Crys
How to spell Cry?
Cry
Correct Spelling
Crys
Incorrect Spelling
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Cry Definitions
Shed tears, typically as an expression of distress, pain, or sorrow
Don't cry—it'll be all right
You'll cry tears of joy
Shout or scream, typically to express fear, pain, or grief
The little girl fell down and cried for mummy
(of a bird or other animal) make a loud characteristic call
The wild birds cried out over the water
A loud inarticulate shout or scream expressing a powerful feeling or emotion
A cry of despair
The loud characteristic call of a bird or other animal
The harsh cries of magpies
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A spell of shedding tears
I still have a cry, sometimes, when I realize that my mother is dead
A pack of hounds
He kept a cry of hounds to hunt in the wilderness
To shed tears, especially as a result of strong emotion such as grief, sorrow, pain, or joy.
To call loudly; shout.
To utter a characteristic sound or call. Used of an animal.
To demand or require immediate action or remedy
Grievances crying out for redress.
To utter loudly; call out.
To proclaim or announce in public
Crying one's wares in the marketplace.
To bring into a particular condition by weeping
Cry oneself to sleep.
(Archaic) To beg for; implore
Cry forgiveness.
A loud utterance of an emotion, such as fear, anger, or despair.
A loud exclamation; a shout or call.
A fit of weeping
Had a good long cry.
An urgent entreaty or appeal.
A public or general demand or complaint.
A common view or general report.
An advertising of wares by calling out
Vendors' cries at the fish market.
A rallying call or signal
A cry to arms.
A slogan, especially a political one.
The characteristic call or utterance of an animal.
The baying of hounds during the chase.
A pack of hounds.
(Obsolete) Clamor; outcry.
(Obsolete) A public announcement; a proclamation.
(intransitive) To shed tears; to weep.
That sad movie always makes me cry.
(transitive) To utter loudly; to call out; to declare publicly.
(ambitransitive) To shout, scream, yell.
(intransitive) To utter inarticulate sounds, as animals do.
(transitive) To cause to do something, or bring to some state, by crying or weeping.
Tonight I’ll cry myself to sleep.
To make oral and public proclamation of; to notify or advertise by outcry, especially things lost or found, goods to be sold, auctioned, etc.
To cry goods
Hence, to publish the banns of, as for marriage.
A shedding of tears; the act of crying.
After we broke up, I retreated to my room for a good cry.
A shout or scream.
I heard a cry from afar.
Words shouted or screamed.
A battle cry
A clamour or outcry.
(collectively) A group of hounds.
A pack or company of people.
(of an animal) A typical sound made by the species in question.
"Woof" is the cry of a dog, while "neigh" is the cry of a horse.
A desperate or urgent request.
(obsolete) Common report; gossip.
To make a loud call or cry; to call or exclaim vehemently or earnestly; to shout; to vociferate; to proclaim; to pray; to implore.
And about the ninth hour, Jesus cried with a loud voice.
Clapping their hands, and crying with loud voice.
Hear the voice of my supplications when I cry unto thee.
The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord.
Some cried after him to return.
To utter lamentations; to lament audibly; to express pain, grief, or distress, by weeping and sobbing; to shed tears; to bawl, as a child.
Ye shall cry for sorrow of heart.
I could find it in my heart to disgrace my man's apparel and to cry like a woman.
To utter inarticulate sounds, as animals.
The young ravens which cry.
In a cowslip's bell I lieThere I couch when owls do cry.
To utter loudly; to call out; to shout; to sound abroad; to declare publicly.
All, all, cry shame against ye, yet I 'll speak.
The man . . . ran on,crying, Life! life! Eternal life!
To cause to do something, or bring to some state, by crying or weeping; as, to cry one's self to sleep.
To make oral and public proclamation of; to declare publicly; to notify or advertise by outcry, especially things lost or found, goods to be sold, ets.; as, to cry goods, etc.
Love is lost, and thus she cries him.
To publish the banns of, as for marriage.
I should not be surprised if they were cried in church next Sabbath.
Men of dissolute lives cry down religion, because they would not be under the restraints of it.
A loud utterance; especially, the inarticulate sound produced by one of the lower animals; as, the cry of hounds; the cry of wolves.
Outcry; clamor; tumult; popular demand.
Again that cry was found to have been as unreasonable as ever.
Any expression of grief, distress, etc., accompanied with tears or sobs; a loud sound, uttered in lamentation.
There shall be a great cry throughout all the land.
An infant crying in the night,An infant crying for the light;And with no language but a cry.
Loud expression of triumph or wonder or of popular acclamation or favor.
The cry went once on thee.
Importunate supplication.
O, the most piteous cry of the poor souls.
Public advertisement by outcry; proclamation, as by hawkers of their wares.
The street cries of London.
Common report; fame.
The cry goes that you shall marry her.
A word or phrase caught up by a party or faction and repeated for effect; as, the party cry of the Tories.
All now depends upon a good cry.
A pack or company of persons; - in contempt.
Would not this . . . get me a fellowship in a cry of players?
The crackling noise made by block tin when it is bent back and forth.
A loud utterance; often in protest or opposition;
The speaker was interrupted by loud cries from the rear of the audience
A loud utterance of emotion (especially when inarticulate);
A cry of rage
A yell of pain
A slogan used to rally support for a cause;
A cry to arms
Our watchword will be `democracy'
A fit of weeping;
Had a good cry
The characteristic utterance of an animal;
Animal cries filled the night
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
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
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
Proclaim or announce in public;
Before we had newspapers, a town cryer would cry the news
He cried his merchandise in the market square
Demand immediate action;
This situation is crying for attention
Utter a characteristic sound;
The cat was crying
Bring into a particular state by crying;
The little boy cried himself to sleep
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