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The correct spelling is cries.
How to pronounce cries
/kɹaɪ̯z/
nounIPA: /kɹaɪ̯z/
Say it like: Cree-s
The correct spelling is cries. A shedding of tears; the act of crying. For example: "After we broke up, I retreated to my room for a good cry."
Usage Examples
“After we broke up, I retreated to my room for a good cry.”
“I heard a cry from afar.”
“a battle cry”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A shedding of tears; the act of crying.
- 2.A shout or scream.
- 3.Words shouted or screamed.
- 4.A clamour or outcry.
- 5.A group of hounds.
verb
- 1.To shed tears; to weep.
- 2.To utter loudly; to call out; to declare publicly.
- 3.To shout, scream, yell.
- 4.To utter inarticulate sounds, as animals do.
- 5.To cause to do something, or bring to some state, by crying or weeping.
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