cried
Let tears fall
Cried is the past tense of cry.
Most often it means wept—shed tears from emotion: She cried when she heard the news.
It also means called out or exclaimed: Help! he cried.
Things that cried out for attention demanded it urgently.
If you cried wolf, you raised a false alarm.
Spoke very loudly
- yelledSpoke very loudly
- calledContacted by phone
- screamedUttered a piercing cry
- holleredShouted with force
bellowed · shrieked · exclaimed · blurted · declared · announced · proclaimed · roared
Violent pulls apart
- sobbingConvulsive crying aloud
- weptCried audibly
- bawlingCrying noisily and hard
- wailingProlonged mournful crying
blubbering · sniveling · whimpering · howling · weeping · snuffling · teary-eyed · dewy-eyed
Verbally expressed, past tense
retorted · insisted · asserted · protested · objected · confessed · admitted · explained
Period following loss
- bereavedDeprived by death
- heartbrokenOverwhelmed with grief
- anguishedSeverely emotionally distressed
- devastatedOverwhelmed by grief
distraught · inconsolable · keening · lamenting · grieving · sorrowful · mournful · bereft
Defeated by sheer volume
- overcomePrevail against difficulty
- movedChanged location or felt
- touchedAffected emotionally or physically
- gratefulFeeling thankful
unburdened · released · flooded · emotional · thankful · relieved · overjoyed · elated
Expressed disapproval formally
- complainedVoiced a grievance
- denouncedPublicly accused or condemned
- decriedPublicly condemned or criticized
- protestedExpressed strong disagreement
railed · ranted · raged · fumed · demanded · challenged · condemned · criticized
shouted
Spoke very loudly
hollered · bellowed · shrieked · exclaimed · blurted · declared · announced · proclaimed · roared · thundered
tears
Violent pulls apart
wailing · blubbering · sniveling · whimpering · howling · weeping · snuffling · teary-eyed · dewy-eyed · red-eyed
said
Verbally expressed, past tense
responded · retorted · insisted · asserted · protested · objected · confessed · admitted · explained · remarked
mourning
Period following loss
- bereavedDeprived by death
- heartbrokenOverwhelmed with grief
- anguishedSeverely emotionally distressed
devastated · distraught · inconsolable · keening · lamenting · grieving · sorrowful · mournful · bereft · stricken
overwhelmed
Defeated by sheer volume
- overcomePrevail against difficulty
- movedChanged location or felt
- touchedAffected emotionally or physically
grateful · unburdened · released · flooded · emotional · thankful · relieved · overjoyed · elated
objected
Expressed disapproval formally
- complainedVoiced a grievance
- denouncedPublicly accused or condemned
- decriedPublicly condemned or criticized
protested · railed · ranted · raged · fumed · demanded · challenged · condemned · criticized · opposed
- cries uncleConcedes under duress
- cried outVocalized suddenly, loudly
- cries outVocalizes loudly, urgently
- cried like a babyWept loudly and openly
- cries for helpVocalizations requesting urgent assistance
- cried wolfGave deceptive warning