grito — meaning in English
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English meaning
- call verb To contact someone by phone, or to cry out or shout to get attention.
- cry verb To shed tears, usually from sadness, pain, or strong emotion.
- holler verb To shout loudly, often to get attention or express strong feeling.
- scream noun A loud, high-pitched cry expressing strong emotion such as fear, pain, or excitement.
- shout verb To say something loudly, especially to express strong emotion or get attention.
Senses
grito is used for these senses in English:
- call A cry or shout.
- cry A shout or scream.
- cry Words shouted or screamed.
- holler A yell, shout.
- scream A loud, emphatic, exclamation of extreme emotion, especially horror, fear, excitement, or anger; it may comprise a word or a sustained, high-pitched vowel sound.
- shout A loud burst of voice or voices; a violent and sudden outcry, especially that of a multitude expressing joy, triumph, exultation, anger, or great effort.
call — full definition
- verb To contact someone by phone, or to cry out or shout to get attention.
- verb To give someone or something a name; to refer to something in a particular way.
- verb To pay a brief visit, or to stop at a place, especially a ship stopping at a port.
- verb To predict or officially declare an outcome.
- noun An act of speaking to someone on the phone.
cry — full definition
- verb To shed tears, usually from sadness, pain, or strong emotion.
- verb To shout or call out loudly.
- noun An act of shedding tears.
- noun A loud shout or call.