What is the difference between shout and cry?
shout | cry |
A loud burst of voice or voices; a vehement and sudden outcry, especially that of a multitude expressing joy, triumph, exultation, or animated courage.
(UK, Australia, New Zealand, slang) A round of drinks in a pub; the turn to pay the shot or scot; an act of paying for a round of drinks.
* 1984 , ,
* 2006 , (Lily Allen), Knock 'Em Out
* 2008 , George Papaellinas, The Trip: An Odyssey , re.press, Australia,
(UK, Australia, jargon, slang) A call-out for an emergency services team.
To utter a sudden and loud outcry, as in joy, triumph, or exultation, or to attract attention, to animate soldiers, etc.
* '', Act I, Scene II, 1797, George Steevens (editor), ''The Plays of William Shakespeare , Volume 7,
To utter with a shout; to cry; -- sometimes with out; as, to shout, or to shout out, a man's name.
(obsolete) To treat with shouts or clamor.
(colloquial) To pay for food, drink or entertainment for others.
* 1999 , Peter Moore, The Wrong Way Home: London to Sydney the Hard Way ,
* 2003 , Peter Watt, To Chase the Storm , Pan MacMillan Australia,
* 2005 , George G. Spearing, Dances with Marmots: A Pacific Crest Trail Adventure ,
* 2010 , Ivan Dunn, The Legend of Beau Baxter , HarperCollins Publishers, New Zealand,
(Internet) To post a text message (for example, email) in upper case.
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
Cry is a synonym of shout.
In intransitive terms the difference between shout and cry
is that shout is to utter a sudden and loud outcry, as in joy, triumph, or exultation, or to attract attention, to animate soldiers, etc while cry is to utter inarticulate sounds, as animals do.In transitive terms the difference between shout and cry
is that shout is to utter with a shout; to cry; -- sometimes with out; as, to shout, or to shout out, a man's name while cry is to cause to do something, or bring to some state, by crying or weeping.shout
English
Noun
(en noun)page 290,
- “I?ll get my wine though,” taking out her wallet.
- “No. This is my shout ,” holding up his hand as though to ward her money off.
- Cut to the pub on a lads night out,
- Man at the bar cos it was his shout
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- It was always my shout down the pub with Theo.
Verb
(en verb)page 15,
- They ?houted thrice; what was the la?t cry for?
- (Bishop Hall)
- I?ll shout you all a drink.
- He?s shouting us all to the opening night of the play.
page 301,
- After shouting me a plate of noodles and limp vegetables, he helped me change money by introducing me to the stallholder who offered the best exchange rates.
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- ‘I have not seen my cousin Patrick in years,’ Martin answered defensively. ‘I doubt that, considering the way our lives have gone, an officer of the King?s army would be shouting me a drink in Mr O?Riley?s pub these days.’
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- Anyhow, he obviously bore no grudge against Kiwis, for he shouted me a beer and opened another one for himself, punctuating the operation with a spectacular and resounding fart that by all the laws of physical science should have left his trousers flapping in smouldering shreds.
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- Truth is, I notice the other blokes who have been shouting me nodding among themselves and thinking they?d better get in the queue if I am buying. Not likely. I am out of there.
- Please don't shout in the chat room.
Synonyms
* See alsoDerived terms
* shout down * shout outSee also
* (l)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.