Cry vs Voice - What's the difference?
cry | voice |
To shed tears; to weep.
To utter loudly; to call out; to declare publicly.
* Shakespeare
* Bunyan
(ambitransitive) To shout, scream, yell.
* Bible, Matthew xxvii. 46
To utter inarticulate sounds, as animals do.
* Bible, Psalms cxlvii. 9
* Shakespeare
To cause to do something, or bring to some state, by crying or weeping.
To make oral and public proclamation of; to notify or advertise by outcry, especially things lost or found, goods to be sold, etc.
* Crashaw
Hence, to publish the banns of, as for marriage.
* Judd
A shedding of tears; the act of crying.
A shout or scream.
Words shouted or screamed.
(collectively) A group of hounds.
* Shakespeare
(obsolete, derogatory) A pack or company of people.
* Shakespeare
(ambitransitive, of an animal) A typical sound made by the species in question.
A desperate or urgent request.
(obsolete) Common report; gossip.
* Shakespeare
Sound uttered by the mouth, especially that uttered by human beings in speech or song; steven; sound thus uttered considered as possessing some special quality or character; as, the human voice'; a pleasant '''voice'''; a low ' voice .
* {{quote-news
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To that end, the home supporters were in good voice to begin with, but it was Newcastle who started the game in the ascendancy, with Barton putting a diving header over the top from Jose Enrique's cross.}} (phonetics) Sound of the kind or quality heard in speech or song in the consonants b'', ''v'', ''d'', etc., and in the vowels; sonant, or intonated, utterance; tone; — distinguished from mere breath sound as heard in (f), (s), ''sh'', etc., and also ''whisper .
The tone or sound emitted by anything
The faculty or power of utterance; as, to cultivate the voice
Language; words; speech; expression; signification of feeling or opinion
Opinion or choice expressed; judgment; a vote.
Command; precept; — now chiefly used in scriptural language.
One who speaks; a speaker.
(grammar) A particular mode of inflecting or conjugating verbs, or a particular form of a verb, by means of which is indicated the relation of the subject of the verb to the action which the verb expresses.
(music) In harmony, an independent vocal or instrumental part in a piece of composition.
(Internet, IRC) A flag associated with a user on a channel, determining whether or not they can send messages to the channel.
To give utterance or expression to; to utter; to publish; to announce; to divulge; as, to voice the sentiments of the nation.
(phonology) To utter with sonant or vocal tone; to pronounce with a narrowed glottis and rapid vibrations of the vocal cords; to speak above a whisper.
To fit for producing the proper sounds; to regulate the tone of; as, to voice the pipes of an organ.
(obsolete) To vote; to elect; to appoint — Shakespeare
(obsolete) To clamor; to cry out, to steven — South
(Internet) To assign the voice flag to a user on IRC, permitting them to send messages to the channel.
(television, film) To act as a voice actor to portray a character.
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In lang=en terms the difference between cry and voice
is that cry is to cause to do something, or bring to some state, by crying or weeping while voice is to fit for producing the proper sounds; to regulate the tone of; as, to voice the pipes of an organ.In obsolete|lang=en terms the difference between cry and voice
is that cry is (obsolete) common report; gossip while voice is (obsolete) to clamor; to cry out, to steven — south.As verbs the difference between cry and voice
is that cry is to shed tears; to weep while voice is to give utterance or expression to; to utter; to publish; to announce; to divulge; as, to voice the sentiments of the nation.As nouns the difference between cry and voice
is that cry is a shedding of tears; the act of crying while voice is sound uttered by the mouth, especially that uttered by human beings in speech or song; steven; sound thus uttered considered as possessing some special quality or character; as, the human voice'; a pleasant '''voice'''; a low ' voice .cry
English
Verb
(en-verb)- That sad movie always makes me cry .
- All, all, cry shame against ye, yet I'll speak.
- The man ran on, crying , Life! life! Eternal life!
- And about the ninth hour, Jesus cried with a loud voice.
- the young ravens which cry
- In a cowslip's bell I lie / There I couch when owls do cry .
- to cry oneself to sleep
- to cry goods
- Love is lost, and thus she cries him.
- I should not be surprised if they were cried in church next Sabbath.
Synonyms
* weep * See also * See alsoAntonyms
* laughDerived terms
* crybaby * cry in one's beer * cry like a baby * cry one's eyes out * cry off * cry out * cry someone a river * cry the blues * cry wolf * don't cry over spilt milk * kiss and cryNoun
(cries)- After we broke up, I retreated to my room for a good cry .
- I heard a cry from afar.
- a battle cry
- A cry more tunable / Was never hollaed to, nor cheered with horn.
- (Milton)
- Would not this get me a fellowship in a cry of players?
- "Woof" is the cry of a dog, while "neigh" is the cry of a horse.
- The cry goes that you shall marry her.
Derived terms
* battle cry * hue and cry * war crySee also
* breastfeeding * crocodile tearsReferences
* * *Statistics
*voice
English
(wikipedia voice)Alternative forms
* (l) (archaic)Noun
(en noun)- He with a manly voice saith his message. — (Geoffrey Chaucer)
- Her voice was ever soft, Gentle, and low; an excellent thing in woman. — Shakespeare, King Lear, V-iii
- Thy voice is music. — Shakespeare, Henry V, V-ii
- Join thy voice unto the angel choir. — (John Milton)
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To that end, the home supporters were in good voice to begin with, but it was Newcastle who started the game in the ascendancy, with Barton putting a diving header over the top from Jose Enrique's cross.}}
- After the fire a still small voice . — 1 Kings 19:12
- Canst thou thunder with a voice like him? — Job 40:9
- The floods have lifted up their voice . — ''Psalms 93:3
- O Marcus, I am warm’d; my heart Leaps at the trumpet’s voice . — (Joseph Addison)
- I desire to be present with you now, and to change my voice ; for I stand in doubt of you. — ''Galatians 4:20
- My voice is in my sword. — Shakespeare, Macbeth, V-vii
- Let us call on God in the voice of his church. —
- Sicinius''. How now, my masters! have you chose this man? / ''1st Citizen''. He has our voices , sir. — Shakespeare, ''Coriolanus, II-iii
- Some laws ordain, and some attend the choice / Of holy senates, and elect by voice . — (John Dryden)
- So shall ye perish; because ye would not be obedient unto the voice of the Lord your God. — Deuteronomy 8:20
- A potent voice of Parliament. — (Alfred Tennyson)
- The theme of this piece constantly migrates between the three voice parts.
Synonyms
* (sound of human speech) (l), (l) * (opinion) (l), (l), (l)Derived terms
* active voice * chest voice * devoice * head voice * middle voice * passive voice * tone of voice * voiced stop * voice glide * voice of the toothless one * voice recognition * with one voiceVerb
(voic)- Rather assume thy right in silence and . . . then voice it with claims and challenges. —
- It was voiced that the king purposed to put to death Edward Plantagenet. —
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