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upcry

upcry verb: to outcry.

Verb

upcry (third-person singular simple present upcries, present participle upcrying, simple past and past participle upcried)

  1. To outcry.

Noun

upcry (plural upcries)

  1. An outcry.

Forms of upcry

Verb
third-person singular presentupcries
present participleupcrying
past participleupcried
pastupcried
Noun
pluralupcries

Origin of upcry

From up- + cry.

Questions about upcry

What does upcry mean?
Upcry means to outcry.
What part of speech is upcry?
Upcry can be a verb or a noun.
What is the past tense of upcry?
The past tense of upcry is upcried.

Words near upcry in the dictionary

  1. upcries
  2. upcropping
  3. upcroppings
  4. upcrossing
  5. upcrossings
  6. upcry
  7. upcrying
  8. UPCs
  9. upcurl
  10. upcurled
  11. upcurling

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