cry (subs.) Copy link Outline I. A loud or vehement exclamation1. clāmor2. vox, vōcis, f.3. acclāmātio (in Cic. usu. of c.s of disapprobation4. conclāmātio (of a number of persons together5. vōcĭfĕrātio (a loud c., whether of one or more6. convīciumII. Of a crier or vendorIII. Of infants1. vāgītus, ūs (the natural c. of infancy)2. plōrātus, ūs (implying distress)3. quĭrītātus, ūsIV. Of distress1. plōrātus2. clāmor (applicable to any loud c.)3. vōcĭfĕrātio (a loud c.)4. ējŭlātus, ūs (a melancholy c., a wail)5. quĭrītātio (a plaintive c.) • cry (subs.): I. A loud or vehement exclamation: 1. clāmor: to utter a c., c. edere, Cic.; also c. tollere (to raise a c.), c. profundere (to pour forth a c.), Cic.: with loud c.s, magno clamore, Phaedr.; magnis clamoribus, Suet.: v. exclamation, acclamation. 2. vox, vōcis, f.: the c.s of huntsmen, venantum voces, Phaedr.: he pours forth such c.s to heaven, tales effundit ad aethera v., Virg.: v. voice, shout. 3. acclāmātio (in Cic. usu. of c.s of disapprobation: more fully, adversa populi ac., de Or. 2, 83, 339): v. outcry. 4. conclāmātio (of a number of persons together: not in Cic.): with tears and c.s (of soldiers), lacrimis et c., Tac.: Suet. 5. vōcĭfĕrātio (a loud c., whether of one or more: only in sing.): Cic.: the c. of a woman, muliebris v., Auct. ad Her.: with tears and c.s, lacrimis et vociferatione, Petr. 6. convīcium: v. outcry. Phr.: to raise a c. (of a number), conclāmo: v. to cry (II.); and supr. (1): to raise the c. "to arms!" (homines) ad arma concitare, Hor. II. Of a crier or vendor: prōnuntiātio, praecōnium: v. proclamation. III. Of infants: 1. vāgītus, ūs (the natural c. of infancy): Plin. 2. plōrātus, ūs (implying distress): to stop the c. of an infant, p. infantis cohibere, Plin. Join: vagitus et ploratus, Plin. 7, pref. 3. quĭrītātus, ūs: Plin. Ep. IV. Of distress: 1. plōrātus: the c.s of women, mulierum ploratus (pl.), Liv.: Cic. (poet.). 2. clāmor (applicable to any loud c.): v. supr. (I. 1). 3. vōcĭfĕrātio (a loud c.): v. supr. (I. 5). 4. ējŭlātus, ūs (a melancholy c., a wail): v. lamentation. 5. quĭrītātio (a plaintive c.): Liv.: also, quĭrītātus, ūs: Plin. Ep.: Val. Max.