Verb

• S: (v) wail, whimper, mewl, pule (cry weakly or softly) "she wailed with pain"
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• S: (v) cry, weep (shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain) "She cried bitterly when she heard the news of his death"; "The girl in the wheelchair wept with frustration when she could not get up the stairs"
• S: (v) wail, whimper, mewl, pule (cry weakly or softly) "she wailed with pain"
• S: (v) bawl (cry loudly) "Don't bawl in public!"
• S: (v) tear (fill with tears or shed tears) "Her eyes were tearing"
• S: (v) sob (weep convulsively) "He was sobbing inconsolably"
• S: (v) snivel, sniffle, blubber, blub, snuffle (cry or whine with snuffling) "Stop snivelling--you got yourself into this mess!"
• derivationally related form
• sentence frame
• Somebody ----s