cry down
Britishverb
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to belittle; disparage
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to silence by making a greater noise
to cry down opposition
Example Sentences
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Sanga-moarta tore himself madly from the grasp of his comrades and ran with a wild cry down to the pool.
From The Golden Age in Transylvania by Jókai, Mór
"You can cry down the cheap shops; and say why."
From Nobody by Warner, Susan
And don’t cry down the back of my neck.
From The Campfire Girls on Ellen's Isle The Trail of the Seven Cedars by Frey, Hildegard G. (Hildegard Gertrude)
When they do so, cry "down," very slightly checking them if they do not.
From The Dog by Dinks
We were three hundred miles or more from the high seas, and passing between points of continuous telegraphic communication; so that a hue and cry down the river might indeed mean trouble for us.
From The Lady and the Pirate Being the Plain Tale of a Diligent Pirate and a Fair Captive by Mathes, Harry A.
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