Cry (krī), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Cried (krīd); p. pr. & vb. n. Crying.] [F. crier, cf. L. quiritare to raise a plaintive cry, scream, shriek, perh. fr. queri to complain; cf. Skr. cvas to pant, hiss, sigh. Cf. Quarrel a brawl, Querulous.] 1. To make a loud call or cry; to call or exclaim vehemently or earnestly; to shout; to vociferate; to proclaim; to pray; to implore.
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And about the ninth hour, Jesus cried with a loud voice. Matt. xxvii. 46.
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Clapping their hands, and crying with loud voice. Shak.
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Hear the voice of my supplications when I cry unto thee. Ps. xxviii. 2.
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The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord. Is. xl. 3.
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Some cried after him to return. Bunyan.
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2. To utter lamentations; to lament audibly; to express pain, grief, or distress, by weeping and sobbing; to shed tears; to bawl, as a child.
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Ye shall cry for sorrow of heart. Is. lxv. 14.
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I could find it in my heart to disgrace my man's apparel and to cry like a woman. Shak.
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3. To utter inarticulate sounds, as animals.
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The young ravens which cry. Ps. cxlvii. 9.
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In a cowslip's bell I lie
There I couch when owls do cry. Shak.
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To cry on or To cry upon, to call upon the name of; to beseech. “No longer on Saint Denis will we cry.” Shak. -- To cry out. (a) To exclaim; to vociferate; to scream; to clamor. (b) To complain loudly; to lament. -- To cry out against, to complain loudly of; to censure; to blame. -- To cry out on or To cry out upon, to denounce; to censure. “Cries out upon abuses.” Shak. -- To cry to, to call on in prayer; to implore. -- To cry you mercy, to beg your pardon. “I cry you mercy, madam; was it you?” Shak.
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Cry (kr?), n.; pl. Cries (kr&unr_;z). [F. cri, fr. crier to cry. See Cry, v. i. ] 1. A loud utterance; especially, the inarticulate sound produced by one of the lower animals; as, the cry of hounds; the cry of wolves. Milton.
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2. Outcry; clamor; tumult; popular demand.
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Again that cry was found to have been as unreasonable as ever. Macaulay.
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3. Any expression of grief, distress, etc., accompanied with tears or sobs; a loud sound, uttered in lamentation.
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There shall be a great cry throughout all the land. Ex. xi. 6.
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An infant crying in the night,
An infant crying for the light;
And with no language but a cry. Tennyson.
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4. Loud expression of triumph or wonder or of popular acclamation or favor. Swift.
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The cry went once on thee. Shak.
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5. Importunate supplication.
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O, the most piteous cry of the poor souls. Shak.
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6. Public advertisement by outcry; proclamation, as by hawkers of their wares.
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The street cries of London. Mayhew.
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7. Common report; fame.
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The cry goes that you shall marry her. Shak.
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8. A word or phrase caught up by a party or faction and repeated for effect; as, the party cry of the Tories.
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All now depends upon a good cry. Beaconsfield.
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9. A pack of hounds. Milton.
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A cry more tunable
Was never hollaed to, nor cheered with horn. Shak.
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10. A pack or company of persons; -- in contempt.
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Would not this . . . get me a fellowship in a cry of players? Shak.
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11. The crackling noise made by block tin when it is bent back and forth.
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A far cry, a long distance; -- in allusion to the sending of criers or messengers through the territory of a Scottish clan with an announcement or summons.
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