cried

[krahyd]

verb

1. simple past tense and past participle of cry.

Other Word Forms

• uncried adjective

Example Sentences

Asked to elaborate on his character’s gold tooth and muttonchops that made some fans apoplectic—No, they cried, Heathcliff must be hotter!—his patience seems tested.

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“In H Mart, my favorite place? ... I just cried at HMart.”

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Elegant terns cried and circled in the distance, and pelicans flew from the ocean to the lagoon, so close overhead sometimes I could hear the flapping of their heavy wings.

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Many of Combs' supporters cried as six of his seven children came to the podium to ask the judge for a light sentence, telling him they needed their father.

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Esther said she cried after seeing people of all faiths turn up at the church.

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Related Words

• break down 
• complain 
• fret 
• grieve 
• groan 
• howl 
• moan 
• mourn 
• sigh 
• sob 
• wail 
• weep