Scribd
Upload
31 views2 pages

20 Ways to Cry 哭的 20 种表达

This document lists 20 different ways to cry in English and Chinese, from loud bawling and howling to softer whimpering and sobbing. It distinguishes crying styles based on pitch, volume, and whether they involve intakes of breath. Idioms and slang for crying are also provided, such as "break down" and "burst into tears."

Uploaded by

KAWongCy
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
31 views2 pages

20 Ways to Cry 哭的 20 种表达

This document lists 20 different ways to cry in English and Chinese, from loud bawling and howling to softer whimpering and sobbing. It distinguishes crying styles based on pitch, volume, and whether they involve intakes of breath. Idioms and slang for crying are also provided, such as "break down" and "burst into tears."

Uploaded by

KAWongCy
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
You are on page 1/ 2

20 Ways to Cry 20

1. Bawl: to cry out loudly and without restraint; also, to call out in such a
manner

2. Bleat: to complain or whine

3. Blub: see blubber (mostly confined to British English)


blubber
4. Blubber: to cry while making sounds of distress or pain, especially

5.
6.
7.
8.

through pouted lips (hence the onomatopoeic word)

Caterwaul: to cry harshly; also, to noisily complain or protest

Groan: a low-pitched cry of grief or pain

Howl: to cry out in grief; also, to cry out in laughter or anger

Keen: to cry out with a long, loud sound of mourning; also, to complain,
usually tiresomely (the adjective keen, meaning "acute, sharp" or used
as slang equivalent to cool or neat is unrelated)

keen cool neat


9. Lament: to cry out with grief; also, to feel regret or sorrow

10. Mewl: to cry softly or weakly, like a kitten

11. Moan: a low-pitched sound of grief or pain more extended than a


groan
groan
12. Pule: see whine
whine
13. Snivel: to cry with a stuffed nose; also, to act or speak as if in an
emotional, tearful state
,
14. Sob: to cry while making sounds of distress or pain, distinguished
from blubbering by the noisy intake of breath

blubbering

15. Squall: to cry out loudly in emotional distress usually associated


with infants or very young children

16. Wail: to cry out in grief at a high pitch

17. Weep: to cry while making sounds of distress or pain, distinguished


from blubbering and sobbing by the gentler, quieter nature of weeping
blubbering sobbing
weeping
18. Whimper: to cry softly and irregularly; also, to complain or protest as
if whining

19. Whine: to cry in distress, or in a high-pitched, complaining manner;


also, to complain

20. Yowl: see wail


wail
21. Idioms and slang synonymous with cry include "break down," "burst
into tears," "choke up," "crack up," "dissolve into tears," "let it all out,"
"put on the weeps," "ring the blues," "shed (bitter) tears," and "turn on
the waterworks."
cry

You might also like