cries
Sobs or shouts
Cries is the plural of cry—utterances of distress, alarm, or strong emotion: The cries of the wounded filled the night.
Also the third-person singular verb: She cries every time she watches that movie.
A cry can be a shout, a weeping spell, or an animal's call.
Battle cries, cries for help, cries of joy—the word covers the full range of vocal intensity.
Convulsive crying aloud
- weepingShedding tears audibly
- wailingProlonged mournful crying
- mourningPeriod following loss
- lamentingExpressing passionate grief
tears · sorrow · bereavement · loss · anguish · heartache · despair · funeral
Defeated by sheer volume
- movedChanged location or felt
- touchedAffected emotionally or physically
- elationIntense triumphant joy
- jubilationIntense, expressive happiness
triumph · celebration · reunion · gratitude · wedding · graduation · victory · relief
Alert about danger
- alertWarning or watchfulness
- distressSevere anxiety or suffering
- dangerExposure to harm
- emergencySerious sudden danger
siren · panic · signal · outcry · help · sos · mayday · shriek
Purification through emotional expression
- reliefEasing of distress
- ventOpening for airflow
- purgeEliminate unwanted elements
- unburdenRemove a weight from
emotional · outpouring · breakdown · cleansing · therapeutic · healing · pent-up · overwhelmed
sobbing
Convulsive crying aloud
lamenting · tears · sorrow · bereavement · loss · anguish · heartache · despair · funeral · keening
overwhelmed
Defeated by sheer volume
jubilation · triumph · celebration · reunion · gratitude · wedding · graduation · victory · relief · surprise
warning
Alert about danger
emergency · siren · panic · signal · outcry · help · sos · mayday · shriek · scream
yell
Speak very loudly
roar · call · exclaim · howl · shriek · whoop · clamor · outcry · vociferate · bark
catharsis
Purification through emotional expression
unburden · emotional · outpouring · breakdown · cleansing · therapeutic · healing · pent-up · overwhelmed · exhale
call
Contact by phone
caw · mating · territorial · birdsong · wolf · loon · whale · seagull · crow · owl
wail
Prolonged mournful cry
whimper · fuss · mewl · pule · scream · shriek · colic · teething · hunger · wet
- 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