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Cry Noun Sth Hue  /Kraɪ   Plural çığlık Ağlama

Level B2 
Kind noun
Front cry 
IPA  /kraɪ   / noun (plural cries)
Back çığlık
ağlama
Back 2

cry (noun)

 /kraɪ   / noun (plural cries)
 
 1 [countable]
a shout or loud high noise
çığlık
 the cries of the children in the playground
 the cry of a seagull
 We heard Adam give a cry of pain as the dog bit him.
 (figurative) Her suicide attempt was really a cry for help.
 2 [singular]
an act of crying1 (1)
ağlama
 After a good cry I felt much better.
IDIOMS
a far cry from sth/from doing sth
an experience that is very different from sth/doing sth
çok farklı, ilgisi yok
hue and cry
strong public protest about sth
kamu protestosu
 There was hue and cry about the new taxes.
 Further cuts in welfare have raised a hue and cry among the American public.

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