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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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                        Cry through the time
                        Cry across language varieties
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                        Common
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