Cry and Speak

Cry

Cry verb - To shed tears often while making meaningless sounds as a sign of pain or distress.

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Speak and cry are semantically related In some cases you can use "Speak" instead a verb "Cry".

Nearby Words: crying, cried

Speak verb - To express (a thought or emotion) in words.

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Cry and speak are semantically related in deliver topic. Sometimes you can use "Cry" instead a verb "Speak", if it concerns topics such as declare.

Nearby Words: speaker, speaking

thanks	cry thanks	speak thanks
name	cry name	speak name
time	cry time	speak time
way	cry way	speak way
Other words: bit, words, little, voice, nothing, times, volumes.

And I Must Scream: A more literal interpretation than most; the baby in "Crybaby" has their larynx turn into a monster, leaving them unable to speak or cry, and leaving their parents baffled about what to do.

Source: Webcomic / Monster Pulse
Delirious adopted "Bah" as his battle cry in Chikara, after he gained the ability to speak coherently when the eye of Tyr was broken.

Source: Battle Cry
In this appearance, me talk all the time, so you can cry at my opposite-speak even less.

Source: Self Demonstrating / Bizarro

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