Cry and Grieve

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Cry

Cry verb - To shed tears often while making meaningless sounds as a sign of pain or distress.
Usage example: some kids started to cry even before the doctor had given them their shot
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Grieve is a synonym for cry in lament topic. In some cases you can use "Grieve" instead a verb "Cry", when it comes to topics like weep and make sad sounds.
Nearby Words: crying, cried

Grieve

Grieve verb - To feel deep sadness or mental pain.
Usage example: we all grieved over the lost cat
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Cry is a synonym for grieve in fret topic. You can use "Cry" instead a verb "Grieve", if it concerns topics such as mourn, weep.
Nearby Words: grievous, grievance, grief, grieving

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care cry care grieve care
name cry name grieve name

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  • Fanfic / Fallout: Equestria - Pink Eyes Anti-Climax: When Puppysmiles finally does find out her mother is dead, she has it heavily rammed into her head by all her friends that she needs to get over it before she even has time to cry or grieve.
    Source: Fanfic / Fallout: Equestria - Pink Eyes
  • As Ace, stuck in ancient Egypt, gets to grips with the fact that the Doctor did apparently die and is not coming back for her, she tries to grieve for the Doctor's loss and finds she can't cry.
    Source: Unable to Cry
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