Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cry down

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.57 in modern English

Syllables: cry -down
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Publicly to forbid or suppress (something).

Archaic; Transitive verb

verb

To condemn, disparage.

Archaic; Transitive verb

verb

To silence or overcome (somebody) by crying more loudly or forcefully.

Transitive verb

verb

To cry until it is tired.

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

"‘I, for my part, don't want to cry Sir Robert down, though he does not deal at my shop.’"
"“The first time I saw him, I, too, was appalled. They cried me down.”"

Usage

Inflected Forms

cries down (present, singular) crying down (participle, present) cried down (participle, past) cried down (past)

Synonyms

downcry

Questions

What does cry down mean?: Publicly to forbid or suppress (something).

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