Skip to content

cries

/kɹaɪ̯z/

A form of cry — To shed tears; to weep, especially in anger or sadness.

Less commonScrabble 7

Ask AI about this wordChatGPT Claude Perplexity Google AI Grok

Meanings

verb

indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of cry

noun

pluralplural of cry
The crowd paid no attention to her cries for help.

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with cries

size supplies exercise guys rise prize lies surprise wise ties arise advise dies buys compromise flies authorize revise comprise fries excise pies dyes demise

Anagrams

Cite this entry

APA

cries. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cries

MLA

“cries.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cries. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cries,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cries.

Source: cries on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.