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undercry

undercry verb: to cry out.

Verb

undercry (third-person singular simple present undercries, present participle undercrying, simple past and past participle undercried)

  1. (obsolete) To cry out.

Forms of undercry

third-person singular presentundercries
present participleundercrying
past participleundercried
pastundercried

Origin of undercry

From Middle English undercryen, equivalent to under- + cry.

Questions about undercry

What does undercry mean?
Undercry means to cry out.
What part of speech is undercry?
Undercry is a verb.
What is the past tense of undercry?
The past tense of undercry is undercried.

Words near undercry in the dictionary

  1. undercrowding
  2. undercrowds
  3. undercrust
  4. undercrustal
  5. undercrusts
  6. undercry
  7. undercrying
  8. undercrypt
  9. undercrypts
  10. undercultural
  11. underculture

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