They scanned the ocean in silence, with just the hoarse cries of a few black-backed gulls wheeling overhead on dawn patrol.
Mark Mills AMAGANSETT (2004)
Norma was standing on the porch shaking her hands wildly and uttering piercing cries.
Wright, L R SLEEP WHILE I SING (2004)
The air was filled with the sickening squeals of wounded horses and the cries of dying men.
Jennifer Fallon TREASON KEEP (2004)
All related terms of 'cries'
cry
When you cry , tears come from your eyes , usually because you are unhappy or hurt .
skrike
to cry
cry up
to praise highly ; extol
cry down
to belittle ; disparage
cry off
If you cry off , you tell someone that you cannot do something that you have agreed or arranged to do.
cry out
If you cry out , you call out loudly because you are frightened , unhappy , or in pain.
war cry
a rallying cry used by combatants in battle
battle cry
A battle cry is a phrase that is used to encourage people to support a particular cause or campaign.
parrot cry
a remark , complaint , etc that is repeated or imitated mechanically without understanding
parrot phrase
a remark , complaint , etc that is repeated or imitated mechanically without understanding
street cry
the cry of a street hawker
cry out for
If you say that something cries out for a particular thing or action , you mean that it needs that thing or action very much.
hue and cry
If people raise a hue and cry about something, they protest angrily about it.
rallying call
something such as a word, phrase, event , or belief that encourages people to unite and to act in support of a particular group or idea
rallying cry
A rallying cry or rallying call is something such as a word or phrase, an event, or a belief which encourages people to unite and to act in support of a particular group or idea.