Word Definitions & Examples
verb
Sense 2
"The cat was crying"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
verb
Sense 3
"before we had newspapers, a town cryer would cry the news"
"He cried his merchandise in the market square"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb
Sense 4
"The little boy cried himself to sleep"
Verb group:
weep
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s whether INFINITIVE
verb
Sense 5
"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"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
noun
Sense 8
"the speaker was interrupted by loud cries from the rear of the audience"
verb
Sense 9
"This situation is crying for attention"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something to somebody
verb
Sense 10
"`I won!'' he exclaimed"
"`Help!'' she cried"
"`I''m here,'' the mother shouted when she saw her child looking lost"
Kinds of:
gee
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Something ----s somebody
verb
Sense 11
"she cried with pain when the doctor inserted the needle"
"I yelled to her from the window but she couldn''t hear me"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Semantic Complexity
89%
Sense Count
12
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
102
Times Searched
25
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