a loud sound or statement (of fear, pain, grief, excitement etc)
weeping and making sad sounds
Cases of word usage
1) (to make) a cry of a sheep, goat or calf (bleat)
2) the cry of an ass (bray)
3) (to make) the call, cry of a raven, rook or crow (caw)
4) of cry (cried)
5) of cry (cries)
6) (especially of children) to cry irritably (grizzle)
7) a cry used to attract attention; greeting (hallo)
8) a (shade of) colour; a general cry of alarm as when criminal is being chased or to express opposition (hue)
9) a kind of wild animal, like a wolf, with a laughing cry (hyena)
10) (to make the) cry of a horse (neigh)