Verbs with similar meaning to cry / to weep / to blubber / to snivel / to bawl / to wail / to sob / to whimper

to weep to cry, because you feel very sad / more formal than to cry / often used in formal writing (literary) to blubber to cry noisily, especially in a way that annoys people to sob to snivel to behave or speak in a weak complaining way, especially when you are crying to whimperto bawl sudden to cry noisily, with noisy breaths to cry very weak to cry making low, loudly noises to wail

to cry to produce tears, because you are unhappy or hurt

to cry in a loud high voice Exercise 1: Complete the sentences with the words above (sometimes more than one word is possible): 1) By the River Piedra I sat Down and ......................... is one of Paulo Coelho's most

famous novels. 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 7) 8) 9) 10) 11) 12) He ......................... like a baby when she left him. The little girl ......................... and whined whenever she didn't get her way. He sat in the middle of Trafalgar Square and ......................... like a child. They heard her ......................... uncontrollably in the next room. When Susannah ......................... is a great song by Espen Lind. Don't be such a .........................baby! I won't fall for this ......................... story! Tom gave a small, ......................... sound, but he didn't cry. Tina ........................., her voice hoarse with fear. Quit ......................... ! It's embarrassing. He suddenly sagged to the floor, ......................... softly, and clutching his hands between his legs.

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Verbs with similar meaning to cry / to weep / to blubber / to snivel / to bawl / to wail / to sob / to whimper

Exercise 1: 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 7) 8) 9) 10) 11) 12) By the River Piedra I sat Down and Wept is one of Paulo Coelho's most famous novels. He cried / bawled / wailed like a baby when she left him. The little girl snivelled and whined whenever she didn't get her way. He sat in the middle of Trafalgar Square and blubbered / wailed / bawled like a child. They heard her sob / wail / bawl uncontrollably in the next room. When Susannah Cries is a great song by Espen Lind. Don't be such a crybaby! I won't fall for this sob story! Tom gave a small, whimpering sound, but he didn't cry. Tina wailed, her voice hoarse with fear. Quit blubbering! It's embarrassing. He suddenly sagged to the floor, whimpering softly, and clutching his hands between his legs.