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cry

How many syllables in cry?

  1 syllable

Divide cry into syllables:   cry
Syllable stress:   cry
How to pronounce cry:   krahy
How to say cry:

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Synonyms for cry


1 syllable
  • bawl
  • call
  • howl
  • say
  • shout
  • sob
  • squeal
  • weep
  • yelp
  • blurt
  • hoot
  • roar
  • scream
  • shriek
  • squawk
  • wail
  • yell
2 syllables
  • bellow
  • call out
  • exclaim
  • howling
  • shed tears
  • snivel
  • blubber
  • clamor
  • holler
  • lament
  • sniffle
  • whimper
3 syllables
    4 syllables
    5 syllables
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      What rhymes with cry

      1 syllable
      • ay
      • bae
      • Bligh
      • by
      • cai
      • chi
      • di
      • dry
      • eye
      • fi
      • fly
      • Frye
      • guy
      • hie
      • Hy
      • i
      • lai
      • lxi
      • lye
      • my
      • nigh
      • phi
      • pie
      • pry
      • pye
      • sai
      • shy
      • sky
      • sly
      • spy
      • sty
      • tae
      • tai
      • thigh
      • tie
      • try
      • tye
      • vie
      • wry
      • wye
      • Y
      • aye
      • bi
      • buy
      • bye
      • chai
      • cy
      • die
      • dye
      • fae
      • fie
      • fry
      • gae
      • hi
      • high
      • I
      • kwai
      • lie
      • ly
      • mei
      • ngai
      • NYE
      • pi
      • ply
      • pty
      • rye
      • sci
      • sigh
      • Skye
      • spry
      • Sri
      • Sy
      • Tai
      • Thai
      • thy
      • tri
      • Ty
      • vi
      • why
      • Wye
      • y
      2 syllables
      • alai
      • awry
      • bely
      • decry
      • deny
      • descry
      • dui
      • goodbye
      • hereby
      • imply
      • mistry
      • rely
      • retry
      • standby
      • thereby
      • Versailles
      • WY
      • apply
      • belie
      • bonsai
      • defy
      • denyer
      • Dubai
      • good-bye
      • goodbye's
      • hi-fi
      • July
      • nearby
      • reply
      • Shanghai
      • supply
      • untie
      • whereby
      3 syllables
      • bonsela
      • misapply
      • PSI
      • replyer
      • semidry
      • underly
      • fryable
      • overfly
      • psi
      • resupply
      • underlie
      • underlye
      4 syllables
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