verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   third-person singular simple present indicative of cry archaic, form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person

   "Mine heritage is unto me as a lion in the forest; it crieth out against me: therefore have I hated it."

Synonyms

All synonyms

bawlblubbershoutsobwailwar cry

Example

More examples

"And he said to him: What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother's blood crieth to me from the earth."

Etymology

cry + -eth

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