During one closing argument that summer, Gwinn broke down and cried."Come and see what I've found!" Kurt cried.→ cry off → cry out → See Verb table Examples from the Corpus cry When I saw what had happened to him, I just broke down and cried. break down to start crying after trying hard not to cry, especially when talking about something very upsetting He broke down and begged for forgiveness. to start crying burst into tears to suddenly start crying The man shouted at her and she burst into tears. your eyes water if your eyes water, they have tears in them, for example because of smoke, wind, or when you are cutting onions The onions were making my eyes water. hold/fight back the tears to make a big effort not to cry She told her story, struggling to hold back the tears. whimper / ˈwɪmpə $ -ər / to cry quietly and weakly She began rocking to and fro, whimpering softly. wail / weɪl / to cry very loudly in a high voice The baby started wailing for its mother. sob to cry, taking sudden loud breaths I could hear someone sobbing in the next room. weep literary to cry, especially for a long time His mother put her head on the table and wept. be close to tears to be almost crying You could see that she was close to tears. be in tears to be crying By the end of his story, we were all in tears. cry your eyes out especially spoken to cry a lot and for a long time I cried my eyes out when I watched ‘Titanic’. ![]() THESAURUS cry to produce tears from your eyes Don’t cry – everything will be all right! Men aren’t supposed to cry. cry uncontrollably (=without being able to stop ) They were crying uncontrollably at the sight of his grave. cry bitterly (=because you feel angry or hurt ) I no longer felt brave or strong, and I began to cry bitterly. cry silently When I looked at Jane, I saw that she was crying silently. cry quietly/softly People sat crying softly among the wreckage. adverbs cry loudly She fell on her bed, crying loudly. cry yourself to sleep (=cry until you fall asleep ) That night he cried himself to sleep. cry like a baby (=cry a lot and without control ) I cried like a baby when I heard the news. cry your eyes/heart out (=be extremely sad and cry a lot ) Lucy read the letter and cried her eyes out. phrases feel like crying I feel like crying every time I think about that day. ![]() ![]() stop crying Eventually, he stopped crying and told me what happened. make somebody cry The end of the book was so sad that it made me cry. 7 → cry wolf 8 → cry into your beer → not know whether to laugh or cry, → cry for the moon, → a shoulder to cry on 1 (5 ) COLLOCATIONS verbs start/begin to cry She suddenly started to cry. 3 → cry over spilt milk 4 → for crying out loud 5 → cry foul 6 animals/birds HB LOW SOUND OR VOICE if animals or birds cry, they make a loud sound I could hear gulls crying and the soft whisper of the sea. cry for I could hear voices crying for help. cry yourself to sleep (=cry until you fall asleep ) 2 say loudly written SHOUT to shout or say something loudly SYN cry out ‘Stop!’ she cried. cry your eyes/heart out (=be extremely sad and cry a lot ) Oliver, alone, began to cry bitterly (=cry a lot ). cry for She could hear him crying for his mother. cry with/in She felt like crying with frustration. cry over/about I am too old to be crying over some young guy. ![]() S2 W2 verb ( cried, crying, cries ) 1 produce tears HBH to produce tears from your eyes, usually because you are unhappy or hurt Don’t cry, Laura.Cry From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Related topics: Human cry cry 1 / kraɪ /
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