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cry

noun · verb · 29 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /kɹaɪ/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • homophone: krai
  • rhymes with -aɪ
  • CMU ARPABET: K R AY1 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A shedding of tears; the act of crying.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • After we broke up, I retreated to my room for a good cry.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A shout or scream.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • I heard a cry from afar.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

Words shouted or screamed.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • a battle cry

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

A clamour or outcry.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

A group of hounds.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: collective

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

noun

Meaning 6

A pack or company of people.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: broadly, derogatory, obsolete

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

7

noun

Meaning 7

A typical sound made by the species in question.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • "Woof" is the cry of a dog, while "neigh" is the cry of a horse.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

8

noun

Meaning 8

A desperate or urgent request.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

9

noun

Meaning 9

Common report; gossip.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

10

verb

Meaning 10

To shed tears; to weep, especially in anger or sadness.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive

Examples

  • That sad movie always makes me cry.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

11

verb

Meaning 11

To utter loudly; to call out; to declare publicly.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

12

verb

Meaning 12

To shout, scream, yell.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: ambitransitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

13

verb

Meaning 13

To forcefully attract attention or proclaim one’s presence.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: figuratively, intransitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

14

verb

Meaning 14

To utter inarticulate sounds, as animals do.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

15

verb

Meaning 15

To cause to do something, or bring to some state, by crying or weeping.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

Examples

  • Tonight I’ll cry myself to sleep.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

16

verb

Meaning 16

To make oral and public proclamation of; to notify or advertise by outcry, especially things lost or found, goods to be sold, auctioned, etc.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • to cry goods

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

17

verb

Meaning 17

To make oral and public proclamation of; to notify or advertise by outcry, especially things lost or found, goods to be sold, auctioned, etc.

Hence, to publish the banns of, as for marriage.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

18

noun

Meaning 18

a fit of weeping

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • had a good cry

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: effusion, gush, outburst, blowup, ebullition

19

noun

Meaning 19

a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

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

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: outcry, call, yell, shout, vociferation

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: utterance, vocalization

Narrower terms: bellow, bellowing, holla, holler, hollering, hollo, holloa, roar, roaring, yowl, blue murder, catcall, clamor, clamoring, clamour, clamouring, hue and cry, halloo, hoot, hosanna, noise, scream, screaming, shriek, shrieking, screech, screeching, whoop, war cry, war whoop, rallying cry, battle cry, yelling, shouting, yodel, boo, Bronx cheer, hiss, raspberry, razzing, razz, snort, bird

20

noun

Meaning 20

a loud utterance of emotion (especially when inarticulate)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a cry of rage
  • a yell of pain

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: yell

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: utterance, vocalization

Narrower terms: complaint

21

noun

Meaning 21

a slogan used to rally support for a cause

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a cry to arms
  • our watchword will be `democracy'

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: war cry, rallying cry, battle cry, watchword

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: motto, slogan, catchword, shibboleth

22

noun

Meaning 22

the characteristic utterance of an animal

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • animal cries filled the night

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: sound

Narrower terms: baa, bark, bay, bleat, bray, cackle, caterwaul, caw, cheep, peep, cluck, clucking, coo, crow, gobble, growl, growling, honk, howl, meow, mew, miaou, miaow, miaul, moo, neigh, nicker, whicker, whinny, roar, yip, yelp, yelping

23

verb

Meaning 23

shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • 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

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: weep

Antonyms: laugh

Broader terms: express emotion, express feelings

Narrower terms: wail, whimper, mewl, pule, bawl, tear, sob, snivel, sniffle, blubber, blub, snuffle

24

verb

Meaning 24

bring into a particular state by crying

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • The little boy cried himself to sleep

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: change, alter, modify

25

verb

Meaning 25

utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • `I won!' he exclaimed
  • `Help!' she cried
  • `I'm here,' the mother shouted when she saw her child looking lost

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: exclaim, cry out, outcry, call out, shout

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: express, verbalize, verbalise, utter, give tongue to

Narrower terms: gee, ooh, aah

26

verb

Meaning 26

utter a sudden loud cry

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • she cried with pain when the doctor inserted the needle
  • I yelled to her from the window but she couldn't hear me

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: shout, shout out, call, yell, scream, holler, hollo, squall

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: utter, emit, let out, let loose

Narrower terms: hollo, hurrah, halloo, whoop, shriek, shrill, pipe up, pipe, howl, ululate, wail, roar, yawl, yaup, squawk, screak, skreak, skreigh, screech

27

verb

Meaning 27

proclaim or announce in public

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • before we had newspapers, a town crier would cry the news
  • He cried his merchandise in the market square

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: blazon out

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: announce, denote

28

verb

Meaning 28

utter a characteristic sound

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • The cat was crying

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: utter, emit, let out, let loose

29

verb

Meaning 29

demand immediate action

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • This situation is crying for attention

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: want, need, require

History

Etymology

The verb is from Middle English crien (13th century), from Old French crier, from Vulgar Latin *crītāre, generally thought to derive from Classical Latin quirītāre (Proto-West Germanic *krītan has also been suggested as a source). The noun corresponds to Middle English cry, crie, from Old French cri, a deverbal of crier. etymology note Middle English crien eventually displaced native Middle English galen (“to cry out”) (from Old English galan), Middle English greden (“to cry out”) (from Old English grǣdan), Middle English yermen (“to bellow, mourn, lament”) (from Old English ġierman), Middle English hooen, hoen (“to cry out”) (from Old Norse hóa), Middle English remen (“to cry, shout”) (from Old English hrīeman, compare Old English hrēam (“noise, outcry, lamentation, alarm”)), Middle English greten, graten (“to weep, cry, lament”) (from Old English grǣtan and Old Norse gráta). More at greet, regret. Already in the 13th century, the meaning was extended to include the sense "to shed tears" (natively weep); cry used in this sense had mostly replaced weep by the 16th century.

Across languages

Translations

560 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: بكاء (bukaa') — shedding of tears
  • Bulgarian: плач (plač) — shedding of tears
  • Catalan: plor — shedding of tears
  • Cebuano: hilak — shedding of tears
  • Chinese Mandarin: 哭 (kū) — shedding of tears
  • Czech: pláč — shedding of tears
  • Czech: brečení — shedding of tears
  • Danish: gråd — shedding of tears
  • Danish: klage — shedding of tears
  • Estonian: nutt — shedding of tears
  • Finnish: itku — shedding of tears
  • Finnish: parku — shedding of tears
  • French: pleur — shedding of tears
  • Galician: choro — shedding of tears
  • Georgian: ტირილი (ṭirili) — shedding of tears
  • German: Weinen — shedding of tears
  • Greek: κλάμα (kláma) — shedding of tears
  • Hebrew: בכי (bekhi) — shedding of tears
  • Hungarian: sírás — shedding of tears
  • Ilocano: sangit — shedding of tears
  • Ingrian: itku — shedding of tears
  • Irish: goil — shedding of tears
  • Italian: pianto — shedding of tears
  • Japanese: 泣き声 (nakigoe) — shedding of tears
  • Kapampangan: gumaga — shedding of tears
  • Kapampangan: kumiyak — shedding of tears
  • Korean: 울음 (ureum) — shedding of tears
  • Central Kurdish: گریان (giryan) — shedding of tears
  • Latin: lacrimae — shedding of tears
  • Latin: fletus — shedding of tears
  • Latin: ploratus — shedding of tears
  • Latvian: raudas — shedding of tears
  • Latvian: raudāšana — shedding of tears
  • Lithuanian: verksmas — shedding of tears
  • Lithuanian: verkimas — shedding of tears
  • Lithuanian: rauda — shedding of tears
  • Macedonian: плач (plač) — shedding of tears
  • Malay: tangisan — shedding of tears
  • Occitan: plor — shedding of tears
  • Persian: گریه (gerye) — shedding of tears
  • Polish: płacz — shedding of tears
  • Portuguese: choro — shedding of tears
  • Romanian: plânset — shedding of tears
  • Russian: плач (plač) — shedding of tears
  • Serbo-Croatian: пла̏ч — shedding of tears
  • Serbo-Croatian: plȁč — shedding of tears
  • Sicilian: cianciuta — shedding of tears
  • Slovak: plač — shedding of tears
  • Slovene: jok — shedding of tears
  • Spanish: llanto — shedding of tears
  • Spanish: vagido — shedding of tears
  • Swahili: kiliyo — shedding of tears
  • Swedish: gråt — shedding of tears
  • Tagalog: tangis — shedding of tears
  • Telugu: ఏడుపు (ēḍupu) — shedding of tears
  • Telugu: శోకం (śōkaṁ) — shedding of tears
  • Ukrainian: плач (plač) — shedding of tears
  • Armenian: ճիչ (čičʻ) — shout or scream
  • Armenian: աղաղակ (aġaġak) — shout or scream
  • Belarusian: крык (kryk) — shout or scream
  • Bulgarian: крясък (krjasǎk) — shout or scream
  • Bulgarian: рев (rev) — shout or scream
  • Catalan: crit — shout or scream
  • Cebuano: singgit — shout or scream
  • Cebuano: siyagit — shout or scream
  • Chinese Mandarin: 叫喊 (jiàohǎn) — shout or scream
  • Danish: råb — shout or scream
  • Danish: skrig — shout or scream
  • Egyptian: s-b-H-bH-A2 (sbḥ) — shout or scream
  • Esperanto: krio — shout or scream
  • Estonian: arje — shout or scream
  • Estonian: karjatus — shout or scream
  • Estonian: kiljatus — shout or scream
  • Estonian: kilje — shout or scream
  • Finnish: karjahdus — shout or scream
  • Finnish: karjaisu — shout or scream
  • Finnish: kiljahdus — shout or scream
  • Finnish: kiljaisu — shout or scream
  • Finnish: parkaisu — shout or scream
  • Finnish: rääkäisy — shout or scream
  • French: cri — shout or scream
  • German: Schrei — shout or scream
  • Greek: κραυγή (kravgí) — shout or scream
  • Ancient Greek: βοή (boḗ) — shout or scream
  • Ancient Greek: κραυγή (kraugḗ) — shout or scream
  • Hebrew: צְעָקָה (tse'aká) — shout or scream
  • Hebrew: קְרִיאָה (q'riá) — shout or scream
  • Hungarian: kiáltás — shout or scream
  • Hungarian: ordítás — shout or scream
  • Hungarian: üvöltés — shout or scream
  • Ingrian: möry — shout or scream
  • Ingrian: kiljahus — shout or scream
  • Irish: scread — shout or scream
  • Old Irish: scréch — shout or scream
  • Italian: urlo — shout or scream
  • Korean: 외침 (oechim) — shout or scream
  • Central Kurdish: ھاوار (hawar) — shout or scream
  • Latvian: kliedziens — shout or scream
  • Latvian: sauciens — shout or scream
  • Lithuanian: riksmas — shout or scream
  • Lithuanian: šūksmas — shout or scream
  • Luxembourgish: Kreesch — shout or scream
  • Macedonian: вик (vik) — shout or scream
  • Macedonian: крик (krik) — shout or scream
  • Middle English: cry — shout or scream
  • Occitan: crit — shout or scream
  • Old Occitan: crid — shout or scream
  • Papiamentu: gritamentu — shout or scream
  • Persian: فریاد (faryâd) — shout or scream
  • Persian: خروش (xoruš) — shout or scream
  • Polish: okrzyk — shout or scream
  • Polish: krzyk — shout or scream
  • Portuguese: brado — shout or scream
  • Portuguese: grito — shout or scream
  • Romanian: țipăt — shout or scream
  • Russian: крик (krik) — shout or scream
  • Sanskrit: क्रोश (krośa) — shout or scream
  • Scottish Gaelic: gairm — shout or scream
  • Scottish Gaelic: ràn — shout or scream
  • Slovak: výkrik — shout or scream
  • Slovak: volanie — shout or scream
  • Slovene: krik — shout or scream
  • Spanish: grito — shout or scream
  • Swahili: kiliyo — shout or scream
  • Swedish: skri — shout or scream
  • Swedish: skrik — shout or scream
  • Telugu: కేక (kēka) — shout or scream
  • Telugu: అరుపు (arupu) — shout or scream
  • Ottoman Turkish: صراخ (surah) — shout or scream
  • Ukrainian: крик (kryk) — shout or scream
  • Walloon: criyaedje — shout or scream
  • ǃXóõ: kxʻāa — shout or scream
  • Bulgarian: вик (vik) — words shouted or screamed
  • Catalan: crit — words shouted or screamed
  • Danish: udbrud — words shouted or screamed
  • Danish: udråb — words shouted or screamed
  • Estonian: hüüe — words shouted or screamed
  • Estonian: hüüatus — words shouted or screamed
  • Finnish: huuto — words shouted or screamed
  • German: Schrei — words shouted or screamed
  • Greek: κραυγή (kravgí) — words shouted or screamed
  • Korean: 외침 (oechim) — words shouted or screamed
  • Central Kurdish: ھاوار (hawar) — words shouted or screamed
  • Central Kurdish: بانگ (bang) — words shouted or screamed
  • Macedonian: вик (vik) — words shouted or screamed
  • Macedonian: крик (krik) — words shouted or screamed
  • Middle English: cry — words shouted or screamed
  • Polish: krzyk — words shouted or screamed
  • Polish: okrzyk — words shouted or screamed
  • Portuguese: grito — words shouted or screamed
  • Romanian: strigăt — words shouted or screamed
  • Romanian: urlet — words shouted or screamed
  • Romanian: țipăt — words shouted or screamed
  • Russian: крик (krik) — words shouted or screamed
  • Scottish Gaelic: gairm — words shouted or screamed
  • Scottish Gaelic: ràn — words shouted or screamed
  • Slovak: pokrik — words shouted or screamed
  • Slovene: krik — words shouted or screamed
  • Spanish: grito — words shouted or screamed
  • Swahili: kiliyo — words shouted or screamed
  • Swedish: rop — words shouted or screamed
  • Ukrainian: крик (kryk) — words shouted or screamed
  • Catalan: crit — typical sound made by a given animal species
  • French: cri — typical sound made by a given animal species
  • Hebrew: קְרִיאָה (q'riá) — typical sound made by a given animal species
  • Italian: verso — typical sound made by a given animal species
  • Middle English: cry — typical sound made by a given animal species
  • Afrikaans: huil — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Albanian: qaj — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Aleut: qida — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Southern Altai: ыйлаар (ïylaar) — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Southern Altai: кычырар (kïčïrar) — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Amis: tangic — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Arabic: بَكَى (bakā) — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Arabic: عَيَّط (ʕayyaṭ) — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Arabic: بچى (biča) — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Arabic: بِكي (biki) — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Arabic: بَكَى (baka) — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Arabic: عَيَّط (ʕayyaṭ) — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Aragonese: plorar — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Armenian: լալ (lal) — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Armenian: լաց լինել (lacʻ linel) — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Aromanian: plãngu — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Assamese: কান্দ (kand) — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Asturian: llorar — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Azerbaijani: ağlamaq — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Bangi: lela — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Bashkir: илау (ilaw) — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Belarusian: пла́каць (plákacʹ) — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Bengali: কাঁদা (kãda) — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Bengali: কান্দা (kanda) — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Bengali: ক্রন্দন করা (krondon kora) — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Breton: gouelañ — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Bulgarian: пла́ча (pláča) — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Bunun: tangis — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Burmese: ငို (ngui) — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Catalan: plorar — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Chechen: делха (delxa) — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Cherokee: ᎠᏦᏱᎭ (atsoyiha) — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Cheyenne: -a'xaame — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Chinese Cantonese: 喊 (haam3) — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Chinese Cantonese: 流眼淚 /流眼泪 (lau4 ngaan5 leoi6) — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Chinese: кў (kw) — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Eastern Min Chinese: 啼嘛 (tiè-mà) — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Eastern Min Chinese: 啼 (tiè) — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Gan Chinese: 哭 (kuh6) — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Gan Chinese: 叫 (jieu4) — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Chinese: 吼 (háu) — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Chinese: 哭 (khàu) — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Jin Chinese: 哭 (kueh4) — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Chinese Mandarin: 哭 (kū) — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Chinese Mandarin: 流眼淚 /流眼泪 (liú yǎnlèi) — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Chinese Mandarin: 流淚 /流泪 (liúlèi) — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Chinese Mandarin: 泣 (qì) — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Chinese Mandarin: 哭泣 (kūqì) — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Northern Min Chinese: 啼 (tî) — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Wu Chinese: 哭 — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Xiang Chinese: 哭 (ku6) — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Chukchi: мэрэтчак (mėrėtčak) — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Coptic: ⲣⲓⲙⲉ (rime) — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Cornish: kria — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Crimean Tatar: ağlamaq — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Czech: plakat — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Czech: brečet — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Dalmatian: plungro — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Danish: græde — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Dutch: huilen — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Egyptian: r-m-D9 (rmj) — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Elfdalian: graina — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Esperanto: plori — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Estonian: nutma — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Estonian: nuuksuma — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Faroese: gráta — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Fijian: tagica — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Finnish: itkeä — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Finnish: parkua — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Finnish: vollottaa — intransitive: to shed tears
  • French: pleurer — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Old French: plorer — intransitive: to shed tears
  • West-Frisian: treure — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Friulian: vaî — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Gagauz: aalamaa — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Galician: chorar — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Gallo: breur' — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Georgian: ტირილი (ṭirili) — intransitive: to shed tears
  • German: weinen — intransitive: to shed tears
  • German: heulen — intransitive: to shed tears
  • German: brüele — intransitive: to shed tears
  • German: briegge — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Gothic: 𐌲𐍂𐌴𐍄𐌰𐌽 (grētan) — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Greek: κλαίω (klaío) — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Ancient Greek: κλαίω (klaíō) — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Ancient Greek: δακρύω (dakrúō) — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Greenlandic: qiavoq — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Mbya Guarani: jae'o — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Hebrew: בָּכָה (bakhá) — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Hindi: रोना (ronā) — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Hungarian: sír — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Icelandic: gráta — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Ido: plorar — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Ilocano: agsangit — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Indonesian: tangis — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Indonesian: menangis — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Ingrian: itkiä — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Inuktitut: ᕿᐊ (qia) — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Irish: caoin — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Irish: goil — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Old Irish: ciid — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Istriot: piurà — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Istriot: pjurà — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Italian: piangere — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Japanese: 泣く (naku) — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Javanese: tangis — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Javanese: nangis — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Old Javanese: tangis — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Kabuverdianu: txora — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Kaingang: fỹ — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Kalmyk: уульх (uulʹx) — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Kapampangan: kiyak — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Kashmiri: وَدُن (vadun) — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Kashubian: płakac — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Kazakh: жылау (jylau) — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Khmer: យំ (yum) — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Kituba: dila — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Kongo: dila — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Konkani: रड्चे (raḍce) — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Korean: 울다 (ulda) — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Korean: 흐느끼다 (heuneukkida) — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Kumyk: йыламакъ (yılamaq) — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Central Kurdish: گریان (giryan) — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Northern Kurdish: girîn — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Kyrgyz: ыйлоо (ıyloo) — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Lao: ກໍາສວນ (kam sūan) — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Lao: ຍົມ (nyom) — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Latgalian: rauduot — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Latin: fleō — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Latin: lacrimō — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Latvian: raudāt — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Ligurian: ciànze — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Lingala: lela — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Lithuanian: verkti — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Lithuanian: raudoti — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Lushootseed: ʔiub — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Lutuv: caa — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Luxembourgish: kräischen — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Macedonian: плаче (plače) — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Malay: menangis — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Malay: tangis — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Malayalam: കരയുക (karayuka) — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Maltese: beka — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Manchu: ᠰᠣᠩᡤᠣᠮᠪᡳ (songgombi) — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Māori: tangi — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Māori: tawetawē — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Marathi: रडणे (raḍaṇe) — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Mazanderani: برمه — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Mazanderani: برمه هکردن — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Minangkabau: tangih — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Minangkabau: manangih — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Mongolian: уйлах (ujlax) — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Mpade: swe — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Khiamniungan Naga: hīap — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Navajo: yicha — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Neapolitan: chiagne — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Niuean: tagi — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Norman: plieuther — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Norwegian Bokmål: gråte — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Norwegian Bokmål: grine — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: gråta — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Nǀuu: kxʼaa — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Nǀuu: tsʼaxamǃqhaake dyaqn — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Nǀuu: tsʼaxamǃqhaake jaqn — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Occitan: plorar — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Old Occitan: plorar — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Ojibwe: mawi — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Old Church Slavonic: плакати (plakati) — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Old East Slavic: плакати (plakati) — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Old English: grēotan — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Papiamentu: yora — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Pashto: ژړل (žaṛᶕl) — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Persian: گریستن (geristan) — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Persian: گریه کردن (gerye kardan) — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Pipil: chuka — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Pipil: chuca — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Polish: płakać — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Portuguese: chorar — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Quechua: waqay — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Quechua: wagai — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Romanian: plânge — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Romansh: bragir — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Romansh: cridar — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Russian: пла́кать (plákatʹ) — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Russian: рыда́ть (rydátʹ) — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Kildin-Sami: лӯҋҋкэ (lūj̥j̥ke) — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Northern Sami: čierrut — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Samoan: tagi — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Sanskrit: रोदिति (roditi) — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Sardinian: pianghere — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Sardinian: plangiri — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Sardinian: pragnere — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Scots: greet — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Scottish Gaelic: caoin — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Scottish Gaelic: guil — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Serbo-Croatian: пла̏кати — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Serbo-Croatian: јецати — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Serbo-Croatian: plȁkati — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Serbo-Croatian: jecati — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Shor: ылғарға (ılğarğa) — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Sicilian: chiànciri — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Sicilian: ciànciri — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Sinhalese: අඬනවා (anḍanawā) — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Slovak: plakať — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Slovene: jokati — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Somali: ooyid — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Upper Sorbian: płakać — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Upper Sorbian: zapłakać — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Upper Sorbian: popłakać — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Sotho: lla — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Spanish: llorar — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Spanish: plorar (desus.) — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Swedish: gråta — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Sylheti: ꠇꠣꠘ꠆ꠖꠣ (xanda) — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Tagalog: lumuha — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Tagalog: umiyak — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Tagalog: hikbi — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Tagalog: tumangis — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Tajik: геристан (geristan) — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Tajik: герйе кардан (gerye kardan) — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Tamil: அழு (aḻu) — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Tarantino: chiànge — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Tatar: еларга (yılarğa) — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Tausug: tangis — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Telugu: ఏడ్చు (ēḍcu) — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Tetum: tanis — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Thai: ร้องไห้ (rɔ́ɔng-hâai) — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Thai: ร่ําไห้ (râm-hâi) — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Tok Pisin: karai — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Turkish: ağlamak — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Ottoman Turkish: آغلامق (ağlamak) — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Turkmen: aglamak — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Ugaritic: 𐎁𐎋𐎊 (bky) — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Ugaritic: 𐎄𐎎𐎓 (dmʿ) — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Ukrainian: пла́кати (plákaty) — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Urdu: رونا (ronā) — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Uyghur: يىغلىماق (yighlimaq) — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Uzbek: yigʻlamoq — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Vietnamese: khóc — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Welsh: crïo — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Welsh: llefain — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Welsh: wylo — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Yiddish: וויינען (veynen) — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Yucatec Maya: okʼol — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Yup'ik: qire — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Zazaki: bermayen — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Zazaki: bermen — intransitive: to shed tears
  • ǃXóõ: kxʻāa — intransitive: to shed tears
  • Bashkir: ҡысҡырыу (qısqırıw) — transitive: to utter loudly
  • Bulgarian: викам (vikam) — transitive: to utter loudly
  • Bulgarian: крещя (kreštja) — transitive: to utter loudly
  • Catalan: cridar — transitive: to utter loudly
  • Chinese Mandarin: 叫喊 (jiàohǎn) — transitive: to utter loudly
  • Danish: udbryde — transitive: to utter loudly
  • Danish: bekendtgøre — transitive: to utter loudly
  • Dení: gritar — transitive: to utter loudly
  • Dutch: roepen — transitive: to utter loudly
  • Dutch: schreeuwen — transitive: to utter loudly
  • Dutch: uitroepen — transitive: to utter loudly
  • Estonian: karjuma — transitive: to utter loudly
  • Estonian: hüüdma — transitive: to utter loudly
  • Finnish: huutaa — transitive: to utter loudly
  • Finnish: karjua — transitive: to utter loudly
  • Finnish: kiljua — transitive: to utter loudly
  • French: hurler — transitive: to utter loudly
  • French: crier — transitive: to utter loudly
  • French: gueuler — transitive: to utter loudly
  • West-Frisian: roppe — transitive: to utter loudly
  • German: schreien — transitive: to utter loudly
  • Ido: kriar — transitive: to utter loudly
  • Korean: 소리치다 (sorichida) — transitive: to utter loudly
  • Korean: 외치다 (oechida) — transitive: to utter loudly
  • Luxembourgish: jäizen — transitive: to utter loudly
  • Middle English: crien — transitive: to utter loudly
  • Portuguese: gritar — transitive: to utter loudly
  • Scottish Gaelic: gairm — transitive: to utter loudly
  • Scottish Gaelic: ràn — transitive: to utter loudly
  • Slovak: kričať — transitive: to utter loudly
  • Slovak: volať — transitive: to utter loudly
  • Spanish: gritar — transitive: to utter loudly
  • Swedish: ropa — transitive: to utter loudly
  • Swedish: skrika — transitive: to utter loudly
  • Thai: ร้อง (rɔ́ɔng) — transitive: to utter loudly
  • Thai: ตะโกน (dtà-goon) — transitive: to utter loudly
  • Zazaki: qu kerden — transitive: to utter loudly
  • Afrikaans: skreeu — intransitive: to shout, scream, yell
  • Arabic: صَاحَ (ṣāḥa) — intransitive: to shout, scream, yell
  • Armenian: գոռալ (goṙal) — intransitive: to shout, scream, yell
  • Bashkir: ҡысҡырыу (qısqırıw) — intransitive: to shout, scream, yell
  • Bulgarian: рева (reva) — intransitive: to shout, scream, yell
  • Bulgarian: крещя (kreštja) — intransitive: to shout, scream, yell
  • Catalan: cridar — intransitive: to shout, scream, yell
  • Chinese Mandarin: 喊 (hǎn) — intransitive: to shout, scream, yell
  • Czech: křičet — intransitive: to shout, scream, yell
  • Danish: råbe — intransitive: to shout, scream, yell
  • Danish: skrige — intransitive: to shout, scream, yell
  • Dutch: schreeuwen — intransitive: to shout, scream, yell
  • Egyptian: s-b-H-bH-A2 (sbḥ) — intransitive: to shout, scream, yell
  • Esperanto: krii — intransitive: to shout, scream, yell
  • Estonian: karjuma — intransitive: to shout, scream, yell
  • Estonian: hüüdma — intransitive: to shout, scream, yell
  • Finnish: huutaa — intransitive: to shout, scream, yell
  • Finnish: karjua — intransitive: to shout, scream, yell
  • Finnish: kiljua — intransitive: to shout, scream, yell
  • French: crier — intransitive: to shout, scream, yell
  • Old French: crier — intransitive: to shout, scream, yell
  • West-Frisian: skrieme — intransitive: to shout, scream, yell
  • Galician: berrar — intransitive: to shout, scream, yell
  • Galician: gritar — intransitive: to shout, scream, yell
  • Georgian: ყვირის (q̇viris) — intransitive: to shout, scream, yell
  • German: schreien — intransitive: to shout, scream, yell
  • Gothic: 𐌷𐍂𐍉𐍀𐌾𐌰𐌽 (hrōpjan) — intransitive: to shout, scream, yell
  • Greek: διαλαλώ (dialaló) — intransitive: to shout, scream, yell
  • Greek: ηχώ (ichó) — intransitive: to shout, scream, yell
  • Greek: αντηχώ (antichó) — intransitive: to shout, scream, yell
  • Greek: κραυγάζω (kravgázo) — intransitive: to shout, scream, yell
  • Greek: γκαρίζω (gkarízo) — intransitive: to shout, scream, yell
  • Ancient Greek: βοάω (boáō) — intransitive: to shout, scream, yell
  • Ancient Greek: κράζω (krázō) — intransitive: to shout, scream, yell
  • Hebrew: זָעַק (za'áq) — intransitive: to shout, scream, yell
  • Hungarian: kiált — intransitive: to shout, scream, yell
  • Hungarian: kiabál — intransitive: to shout, scream, yell
  • Hungarian: kiáltozik — intransitive: to shout, scream, yell
  • Hungarian: csahol — intransitive: to shout, scream, yell
  • Hungarian: vonít — intransitive: to shout, scream, yell
  • Hungarian: rikolt — intransitive: to shout, scream, yell
  • Hungarian: rikácsol — intransitive: to shout, scream, yell
  • Ido: kriar — intransitive: to shout, scream, yell
  • Indonesian: menjerit — intransitive: to shout, scream, yell
  • Irish: scread — intransitive: to shout, scream, yell
  • Italian: gridare — intransitive: to shout, scream, yell
  • Italian: urlare — intransitive: to shout, scream, yell
  • Japanese: 叫ぶ (sakebu) — intransitive: to shout, scream, yell
  • Javanese: njerit — intransitive: to shout, scream, yell
  • Khmer: ស្រែក (sraek) — intransitive: to shout, scream, yell
  • Korean: 소리치다 (sorichida) — intransitive: to shout, scream, yell
  • Korean: 외치다 (oechida) — intransitive: to shout, scream, yell
  • Central Kurdish: ھاوار کردن (hawar kirdin) — intransitive: to shout, scream, yell
  • Latgalian: klīgt — intransitive: to shout, scream, yell
  • Latgalian: rēkt — intransitive: to shout, scream, yell
  • Latin: exclāmō — intransitive: to shout, scream, yell
  • Latvian: kliegt — intransitive: to shout, scream, yell
  • Latvian: saukt — intransitive: to shout, scream, yell
  • Lithuanian: šaukti — intransitive: to shout, scream, yell
  • Lithuanian: rėkti — intransitive: to shout, scream, yell
  • Luxembourgish: jäizen — intransitive: to shout, scream, yell
  • Macedonian: вика (vika) — intransitive: to shout, scream, yell
  • Māori: karerā — intransitive: to shout, scream, yell
  • Middle English: crien — intransitive: to shout, scream, yell
  • Khiamniungan Naga: hīap — intransitive: to shout, scream, yell
  • Norman: braithe — intransitive: to shout, scream, yell
  • Paicî: kââ — intransitive: to shout, scream, yell
  • Papiamentu: grita — intransitive: to shout, scream, yell
  • Persian: هوار کشیدن (havâr kešidan) — intransitive: to shout, scream, yell
  • Persian: فریاد زدن (faryâd zadan) — intransitive: to shout, scream, yell
  • Polish: krzyczeć — intransitive: to shout, scream, yell
  • Portuguese: gritar — intransitive: to shout, scream, yell
  • Portuguese: berrar — intransitive: to shout, scream, yell
  • Portuguese: bradar — intransitive: to shout, scream, yell
  • Quechua: qapariy — intransitive: to shout, scream, yell
  • Romanian: plânge — intransitive: to shout, scream, yell
  • Russian: крича́ть (kričátʹ) — intransitive: to shout, scream, yell
  • Russian: ора́ть (orátʹ) — intransitive: to shout, scream, yell
  • Scottish Gaelic: gairm — intransitive: to shout, scream, yell
  • Scottish Gaelic: ràn — intransitive: to shout, scream, yell
  • Seychellois Creole: kriye — intransitive: to shout, scream, yell
  • Slovak: kričať — intransitive: to shout, scream, yell
  • Slovak: volať — intransitive: to shout, scream, yell
  • Spanish: gritar — intransitive: to shout, scream, yell
  • Spanish: plañir — intransitive: to shout, scream, yell
  • Spanish: llantear (desus.) — intransitive: to shout, scream, yell
  • Swahili: kulia — intransitive: to shout, scream, yell
  • Swedish: skrika — intransitive: to shout, scream, yell
  • Swedish: skälla — intransitive: to shout, scream, yell
  • Thai: ร้อง (rɔ́ɔng) — intransitive: to shout, scream, yell
  • Ugaritic: 𐎕𐎈 (ṣḥ) — intransitive: to shout, scream, yell
  • Ukrainian: крича́ти (kryčáty) — intransitive: to shout, scream, yell
  • Urdu: چیخنا (cīxnā) — intransitive: to shout, scream, yell
  • Urdu: پکارنا (pukārnā) — intransitive: to shout, scream, yell
  • Yucatec Maya: awat — intransitive: to shout, scream, yell
  • Zazaki: feryat kerden — intransitive: to shout, scream, yell
  • ǃXóõ: kxʻāa — intransitive: to shout, scream, yell
  • Dutch: roepen — intransitive: to utter animal sounds
  • Egyptian: s-b-H-bH-A2 (sbḥ) — intransitive: to utter animal sounds
  • Esperanto: bleki — intransitive: to utter animal sounds
  • Finnish: huutaa — intransitive: to utter animal sounds
  • German: rufen — intransitive: to utter animal sounds
  • Hebrew: קָרָא (qará) — intransitive: to utter animal sounds
  • Korean: 울다 (ulda) — intransitive: to utter animal sounds
  • Korean: 짖다 (jitda) — intransitive: to utter animal sounds
  • Korean: 우짖다 (ujitda) — intransitive: to utter animal sounds
  • Middle English: crien — intransitive: to utter animal sounds
  • Portuguese: berrar — intransitive: to utter animal sounds