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Cry Loud High Sound Cried Bird's Animal's Makes

query
A bird's or animal's c__ is the loud, high sound that it makes.A bird's or animal's cry is the loud, high sound that it makes.
...the cry of a seagull.
word cry
full-definition
verb
When you cry, tears come from your eyes, usually because you are unhappy or hurt .
I hung up the phone and started to cry.
Please don't cry.
He cried with anger and frustration.
...a crying baby.
A nurse patted me on the shoulder and said, 'You have a good cry, dear.'
She had been unable to sleep for three days because of her 13-week-old son's crying.
If you cry something, you shout it or say it loudly.
'Nancy Drew,' she cried, 'you're under arrest!'.
I cried: 'It's wonderful news!'
'You're wrong, quite wrong!' Henry cried out, suddenly excited.
She cried out that no storm was going to stop her.
noun
A cry is a loud, high sound that you make when you feel a strong emotion such as fear, pain, or pleasure .
A cry of horror broke from me.
Her brother gave a cry of recognition.
With a cry, she rushed forward.
A cry is a shouted word or phrase, usually one that is intended to attract someone's attention .
Thousands of people burst into cries of 'bravo' on the steps of the parliament.
Passers-by heard his cries for help.
You can refer to a public protest about something or an appeal for something as a cry of some kind .
There have been cries of outrage about this expenditure.
Many other countries have turned a deaf ear to their cries for help.
A bird's or animal's cry is the loud, high sound that it makes.
...the cry of a seagull.
inflections criescryingcriedcrying
cefr-level A2

Tags: oxford5k::cefr-level:a2

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