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Meanings of cry in English

Portuguese
brado
Catalan
xisclet
Spanish
protesta

A loud utterance; often in protest or opposition.

brado
Portuguese
grito de guerra
Catalan
crit de guerra

A slogan used to rally support for a cause.

grito de guerra
Portuguese
urrar
Catalan
vociferar
Spanish
llamar

Utter a sudden loud cry.

Related terms
urrar
Catalan
pregonar
Spanish
gritar

Proclaim or announce in public.

pregonar
Usage of cry in English
1
You cry 'freedom,' but mean 'equal.' You think people really want either?
The unincorporated man
2
The common cry was for political freedom and an end to corruption.
The Irish Times
3
The Dominican uttered a loud cry; the guards started back in awe.
Leila or, the Siege of Granada, Book II.
4
His vision of this journey was a far cry from the reality.
Thief of lives
5
So I didn't cry at my first support group, two years ago.
Fight Club
6
It was the first time I'd seen him cry since, said Ralph.
News.com.au
7
Shaw hadn't wanted to cry, not yet, and certainly not in public.
Flesh Eaters
8
Papers cry of new Heavenly Rest as far north as 90th St.
The new yorker
9
I didn't cry at my second or my third support group, either.
Fight Club
10
No; but a terrible cry resounded from the top of the tree.
In Search of the Castaways; Or, The Children of Captain Grant
11
Neither do I join in the general hue and cry against bosses.
The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Volume VIII. / Interviews
12
Yes, you did cry a good deal, at least at the start.'
Voices in the dark
13
Then she looked wildly about her, gave a great cry, and said:
The Princess and the Goblin
14
He would awake in the night, and cry out in a fever:
The Nine-Tenths
15
Then once more the singing; then the cry, more touching than all:
Lourdes
16
The cry, and the terrified words which accompanied it, aroused Lady Mar.
The Scottish Chiefs
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Common
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