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Cry

To make a loud call or cry; to call or exclaim vehemently or earnestly; to shout; to vociferate; to proclaim; to pray; to implore.

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Verb group 18

Call 84% connected

To command or request to come or be present; to summon; as, to call a servant.

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Call 84% connected

To command or request to come or be present; to summon; as, to call a servant.

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Exclaim 84% connected

To cry out from earnestness or passion; to utter with vehemence; to call out or declare loudly; to protest vehemently; to vociferate; to shout; as, t…

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Exclaim 84% connected

To cry out from earnestness or passion; to utter with vehemence; to call out or declare loudly; to protest vehemently; to vociferate; to shout; as, t…

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Hollo 84% connected

Ho there; stop; attend; hence, a loud cry or a call to attract attention; a halloo.

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Hollo 84% connected

Ho there; stop; attend; hence, a loud cry or a call to attract attention; a halloo.

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Outcry 84% connected

A vehement or loud cry; a cry of distress, alarm, opposition, or detestation; clamor.

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Outcry 84% connected

A vehement or loud cry; a cry of distress, alarm, opposition, or detestation; clamor.

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Scream 84% connected

To cry out with a shrill voice; to utter a sudden, sharp outcry, or shrill, loud cry, as in fright or extreme pain; to shriek; to screech.

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Scream 84% connected

To cry out with a shrill voice; to utter a sudden, sharp outcry, or shrill, loud cry, as in fright or extreme pain; to shriek; to screech.

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Shout 84% connected

To utter a sudden and loud outcry, as in joy, triumph, or exultation, or to attract attention, to animate soldiers, etc.

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Shout 84% connected

To utter a sudden and loud outcry, as in joy, triumph, or exultation, or to attract attention, to animate soldiers, etc.

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Squall 84% connected

A sudden violent gust of wind often attended with rain or snow.

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Squall 84% connected

A sudden violent gust of wind often attended with rain or snow.

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Weep 84% connected

The lapwing; the wipe; -- so called from its cry.

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Weep 84% connected

The lapwing; the wipe; -- so called from its cry.

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Yell 84% connected

To cry out, or shriek, with a hideous noise; to cry or scream as with agony or horror.

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Yell 84% connected

To cry out, or shriek, with a hideous noise; to cry or scream as with agony or horror.

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Alter 76% connected

To make otherwise; to change in some respect, either partially or wholly; to vary; to modify.

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Announce 76% connected

To give public notice, or first notice of; to make known; to publish; to proclaim.

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Catchword 76% connected

Among theatrical performers, the last word of the preceding speaker, which reminds one that he is to speak next; cue.

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Change 76% connected

To alter; to make different; to cause to pass from one state to another; as, to change the position, character, or appearance of a thing; to change t…

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Denote 76% connected

To mark out plainly; to signify by a visible sign; to serve as the sign or name of; to indicate; to point out; as, the hands of the clock denote the…

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Ebullition 76% connected

A boiling or bubbling up of a liquid; the motion produced in a liquid by its rapid conversion into vapor.

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Effusion 76% connected

The act of pouring out; as, effusion of water, of blood, of grace, of words, and the like.

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Emit 76% connected

To send forth; to throw or give out; to cause to issue; to give vent to; to eject; to discharge; as, fire emits heat and smoke; boiling water emits s…

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Express 76% connected

Exactly representing; exact.

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Gush 76% connected

To issue with violence and rapidity, as a fluid; to rush forth as a fluid from confinement; to flow copiously.

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Modify 76% connected

To change somewhat the form or qualities of; to alter somewhat; as, to modify a contrivance adapted to some mechanical purpose; to modify the terms o…

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Motto 76% connected

A sentence, phrase, or word, forming part of an heraldic achievment.

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Need 76% connected

A state that requires supply or relief; pressing occasion for something; necessity; urgent want.

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Outburst 76% connected

A bursting forth.

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Require 76% connected

To demand; to insist upon having; to claim as by right and authority; to exact; as, to require the surrender of property.

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Shibboleth 76% connected

A word which was made the criterion by which to distinguish the Ephraimites from the Gileadites. The Ephraimites, not being able to pronounce sh, cal…

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Slogan 76% connected

The war cry, or gathering word, of a Highland clan in Scotland; hence, any rallying cry.

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Sound 76% connected

The air bladder of a fish; as, cod sounds are an esteemed article of food.

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Utter 76% connected

Outer.

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Utterance 76% connected

The act of uttering.

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Verbalize 76% connected

To convert into a verb; to verbify.

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Vocalization 76% connected

The act of vocalizing, or the state of being vocalized.

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Want 76% connected

The state of not having; the condition of being without anything; absence or scarcity of what is needed or desired; deficiency; lack; as, a want of p…

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Narrower term 58

Baa 76% connected

To cry baa, or bleat as a sheep.

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Bark 76% connected

To strip the bark from; to peel.

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Bay 76% connected

Reddish brown; of the color of a chestnut; -- applied to the color of horses.

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Bellow 76% connected

To make a hollow, loud noise, as an enraged bull.

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Bellowing 76% connected

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Bird 76% connected

Orig., a chicken; the young of a fowl; a young eaglet; a nestling; and hence, a feathered flying animal (see 2).

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Bleat 76% connected

To make the noise of, or one like that of, a sheep; to cry like a sheep or calf.

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Bray 76% connected

To pound, beat, rub, or grind small or fine.

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Cackle 76% connected

To make a sharp, broken noise or cry, as a hen or goose does.

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Catcall 76% connected

A sound like the cry of a cat, such as is made in playhouses to express dissatisfaction with a play; also, a small shrill instrument for making such…

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Caterwaul 76% connected

To cry as cats in rutting time; to make a harsh, offensive noise.

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Caw 76% connected

To cry like a crow, rook, or raven.

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Cheep 76% connected

To chirp, as a young bird.

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Clamor 76% connected

A great outcry or vociferation; loud and continued shouting or exclamation.

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Clamoring 76% connected

of Clamor

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Cluck 76% connected

To make the noise, or utter the call, of a brooding hen.

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Clucking 76% connected

of Cluck

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Complaint 76% connected

Expression of grief, regret, pain, censure, or resentment; lamentation; murmuring; accusation; fault-finding.

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Coo 76% connected

To make a low repeated cry or sound, like the characteristic note of pigeons or doves.

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Crow 76% connected

To make the shrill sound characteristic of a cock, either in joy, gayety, or defiance.

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Gobble 76% connected

To swallow or eat greedily or hastily; to gulp.

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Growl 76% connected

To utter a deep guttural sound, sa an angry dog; to give forth an angry, grumbling sound.

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Growling 76% connected

of Growl

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Halloo 76% connected

A loud exclamation; a call to invite attention or to incite a person or an animal; a shout.

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Hiss 76% connected

To make with the mouth a prolonged sound like that of the letter s, by driving the breath between the tongue and the teeth; to make with the mouth a…

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Holla 76% connected

Hollo.

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Hollo 76% connected

Ho there; stop; attend; hence, a loud cry or a call to attract attention; a halloo.

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Holloa 76% connected

Same as Hollo.

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Honk 76% connected

The cry of a wild goose.

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Hoot 76% connected

To cry out or shout in contempt.

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Hosanna 76% connected

A Hebrew exclamation of praise to the Lord, or an invocation of blessings.

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Howl 76% connected

To utter a loud, protraced, mournful sound or cry, as dogs and wolves often do.

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Meow 76% connected

See 6th and 7th Mew.

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Mew 76% connected

A gull, esp. the common British species (Larus canus); called also sea mew, maa, mar, mow, and cobb.

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Miaul 76% connected

To cry as a cat; to mew; to caterwaul.

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Moo 76% connected

See Mo.

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Neigh 76% connected

To utter the cry of the horse; to whinny.

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Nicker 76% connected

One of the night brawlers of London formerly noted for breaking windows with half-pence.

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Noise 76% connected

Sound of any kind.

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Peep 76% connected

To cry, as a chicken hatching or newly hatched; to chirp; to cheep.

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Raspberry 76% connected

The thimble-shaped fruit of the Rubus Idaeus and other similar brambles; as, the black, the red, and the white raspberry.

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Roar 76% connected

To cry with a full, loud, continued sound.

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Roaring 76% connected

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Scream 76% connected

To cry out with a shrill voice; to utter a sudden, sharp outcry, or shrill, loud cry, as in fright or extreme pain; to shriek; to screech.

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Screaming 76% connected

of Scream

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Screech 76% connected

To utter a harsh, shrill cry; to make a sharp outcry, as in terror or acute pain; to scream; to shriek.

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Screeching 76% connected

of Screech

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Shouting 76% connected

of Shout

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Shriek 76% connected

To utter a loud, sharp, shrill sound or cry, as do some birds and beasts; to scream, as in a sudden fright, in horror or anguish.

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Shrieking 76% connected

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Snort 76% connected

To force the air with violence through the nose, so as to make a noise, as do high-spirited horsed in prancing and play.

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Whinny 76% connected

To utter the ordinary call or cry of a horse; to neigh.

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Whoop 76% connected

The hoopoe.

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Yelling 76% connected

of Yell

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Yelp 76% connected

To boast.

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Yelping 76% connected

of Yelp

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Yodel 76% connected

Alt. of Yodle

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Yowl 76% connected

To utter a loud, long, and mournful cry, as a dog; to howl; to yell.

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Manner of action 28

Bawl 76% connected

To cry out with a loud, full sound; to cry with vehemence, as in calling or exultation; to shout; to vociferate.

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Blub 76% connected

To swell; to puff out, as with weeping.

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Blubber 76% connected

A bubble.

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Gee 76% connected

To agree; to harmonize.

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Halloo 76% connected

A loud exclamation; a call to invite attention or to incite a person or an animal; a shout.

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Hollo 76% connected

Ho there; stop; attend; hence, a loud cry or a call to attract attention; a halloo.

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Howl 76% connected

To utter a loud, protraced, mournful sound or cry, as dogs and wolves often do.

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Hurrah 76% connected

Alt. of Hurra

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Mewl 76% connected

To cry, as a young child; to squall.

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Pipe 76% connected

A wind instrument of music, consisting of a tube or tubes of straw, reed, wood, or metal; any tube which produces musical sounds; as, a shepherd's pi…

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Pule 76% connected

To cry like a chicken.

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Roar 76% connected

To cry with a full, loud, continued sound.

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Screak 76% connected

To utter suddenly a sharp, shrill sound; to screech; to creak, as a door or wheel.

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Screech 76% connected

To utter a harsh, shrill cry; to make a sharp outcry, as in terror or acute pain; to scream; to shriek.

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Shriek 76% connected

To utter a loud, sharp, shrill sound or cry, as do some birds and beasts; to scream, as in a sudden fright, in horror or anguish.

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Shrill 76% connected

Acute; sharp; piercing; having or emitting a sharp, piercing tone or sound; -- said of a sound, or of that which produces a sound.

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Sniffle 76% connected

To snuffle, as one does with a catarrh.

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Snivel 76% connected

To run at the nose; to make a snuffling noise.

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Snuffle 76% connected

To speak through the nose; to breathe through the nose when it is obstructed, so as to make a broken sound.

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Sob 76% connected

To soak.

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Squawk 76% connected

To utter a shrill, abrupt scream; to squeak harshly.

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Tear 76% connected

A drop of the limpid, saline fluid secreted, normally in small amount, by the lachrymal gland, and diffused between the eye and the eyelids to moiste…

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Ululate 76% connected

To howl, as a dog or a wolf; to wail; as, ululating jackals.

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Wail 76% connected

To choose; to select.

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Whimper 76% connected

To cry with a low, whining, broken voice; to whine; to complain; as, a child whimpers.

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Whoop 76% connected

The hoopoe.

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Yaup 76% connected

To cry out like a child; to yelp.

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Yawl 76% connected

A small ship's boat, usually rowed by four or six oars.

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Call 74% connected

To command or request to come or be present; to summon; as, to call a servant.

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Call 74% connected

To command or request to come or be present; to summon; as, to call a servant.

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Crying 74% connected

of Cry

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Crying 74% connected

of Cry

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Shout 74% connected

To utter a sudden and loud outcry, as in joy, triumph, or exultation, or to attract attention, to animate soldiers, etc.

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Shout 74% connected

To utter a sudden and loud outcry, as in joy, triumph, or exultation, or to attract attention, to animate soldiers, etc.

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Weeper 74% connected

One who weeps; esp., one who sheds tears.

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Weeper 74% connected

One who weeps; esp., one who sheds tears.

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Synonym 11

Call 92% connected

To command or request to come or be present; to summon; as, to call a servant.

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Exclaim 92% connected

To cry out from earnestness or passion; to utter with vehemence; to call out or declare loudly; to protest vehemently; to vociferate; to shout; as, t…

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Hollo 92% connected

Ho there; stop; attend; hence, a loud cry or a call to attract attention; a halloo.

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Outcry 92% connected

A vehement or loud cry; a cry of distress, alarm, opposition, or detestation; clamor.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Scream 92% connected

To cry out with a shrill voice; to utter a sudden, sharp outcry, or shrill, loud cry, as in fright or extreme pain; to shriek; to screech.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Shout 92% connected

To utter a sudden and loud outcry, as in joy, triumph, or exultation, or to attract attention, to animate soldiers, etc.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Squall 92% connected

A sudden violent gust of wind often attended with rain or snow.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Vociferation 92% connected

The act of vociferating; violent outcry; vehement utterance of the voice.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Watchword 92% connected

A word given to sentinels, and to such as have occasion to visit the guards, used as a signal by which a friend is known from an enemy, or a person w…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Weep 92% connected

The lapwing; the wipe; -- so called from its cry.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Yell 92% connected

To cry out, or shriek, with a hideous noise; to cry or scream as with agony or horror.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

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