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grito — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • bawl verb To shout loudly, often in anger or to be heard over noise.
  • 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.
  • hoot noun The low, mournful call of an owl.
  • 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.
  • yell verb To shout loudly, especially out of anger, excitement, or fear.

Senses

grito is used for these senses in English:

  • bawl A loud, intense shouting or wailing.
  • call A cry or shout.
  • holler A yell, shout.
  • hoot A derisive cry or shout.
  • hoot The cry of an owl.
  • 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.
  • yell A shout.

bawl — full definition

  1. verb To shout loudly, often in anger or to be heard over noise.
  2. verb To cry loudly and without restraint.

call — full definition

  1. verb To contact someone by phone, or to cry out or shout to get attention.
  2. verb To give someone or something a name; to refer to something in a particular way.
  3. verb To pay a brief visit, or to stop at a place, especially a ship stopping at a port.
  4. verb To predict or officially declare an outcome.
  5. noun An act of speaking to someone on the phone.

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