cry (for)

verb

Definition of cry (for)next
1
as in to grieve (for)

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2
as in to clamor (for)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cry (for)
  1. weep
  2. ask
  3. keen
  4. beg
  5. regret
  6. moan
  7. elegize
Verb
  • This latest teaser is more general in scope, revealing few plot points but giving us glimpses of our new characters: Abby weeping over a grave, Ellie and Dina slow-dancing (and then outrunning a horde of infected), and a brief glimpse of Isaac by a campfire.
    Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 7 Jan. 2025
  • Baldwin cupped his face in his hands and wept as Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer dismissed the case with prejudice, meaning the charge cannot be brought against the actor again.
    Janelle Ash, Fox News, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of weep
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  • Gideon Bernstein, Blaze's father, sent a direct message to Samuel Woodward, asking that Sam call him.
    Doc Louallen, ABC News, 3 Jan. 2025
  • Trusting people doesn’t mean never setting boundaries or never asking that accommodations be made for a child who needs them.
    Stephanie H. Murray, The Atlantic, 2 Jan. 2025
Definition of ask
Verb
  • The sport's powerhouse India did not want to host another event, with Zimbabwe - emerging as a destination for major tournaments - and Sri Lanka keen but bypassed for the UAE, a reliable alternative that doubles as headquarters for the sport's governing body.
    Tristan Lavalette, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2024
  • He’s been lauded for sounding like a vestige of another age — his supple, keening tenor the result of years of apprenticeship to the Pakistani artists Ustad Saami and Farida Khanum.
    Emily Lordi Philip Cheung, New York Times, 10 May 2024
Definition of keen
Verb
  • There is a literal abundance of riches begging to be sipped.
    Hudson Lindenberger, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
  • The teen lived long enough to call his father, begging for help in his final moments.
    John Annese, New York Daily News, 12 Jan. 2025
Definition of beg
Verb
  • Drastic decisions, like cutting off long-standing relationships or making sudden life changes without enough reflection, could lead to regret other consequences.
    Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 12 Jan. 2025
  • And interestingly enough, Resume Now’s survey showed more people regret staying at a job than quitting a job.
    Nirit Cohen, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
Definition of regret
Verb
  • Jasmine moans with pleasure as Gino traces her legs with his tongue.
    Abigail Adams, People.com, 22 Dec. 2024
  • Many of the patients were critically ill and moaning in pain from broken bones, head gashes and other injuries blamed on Tropical Storm Helene.
    Beth Warren, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of moan
Verb
  • The trope tends to elegize artists who are perceived to be ahead of their time or otherwise inimical to regnant conventions.
    Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker, 19 July 2021
  • Spielberg h as chosen to elegize the story by romanticizing it, swathing the characters in Norman Rockwell attitudes, a meddlesome symphonic score, and a golden fairy dust that shines through the windows like God's blessing.
    Eliza Berman, Time, 5 Oct. 2017
Definition of elegize
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cry (for)

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