2
break down(expression, cry, complain, fret, grieve)
2
burst into tears(expression, idiom, cry, complain, fret)
2
cackle(noun, cheer, call, cry, roar)
2
call(noun, verb, cheer, cry, roar)
2
caterwaul(noun, verb, cry, complain, fret)
2
caw(noun, cheer, call, cry, roar)
2
cheer(noun, verb, call, cry, roar)
2
chirr
2
crab(protest, complain, moan, nag)
2
creak(verb, grind, grate, squeal)
2
croak(call, protest, cry, complain, moan)
2
crunch
2
deplore(verb, oppose, criticize, object, protest)
2
dissent(verb, oppose, criticize, object, protest)
2
dissolve in tears(expression, idiom, cry, complain, fret)
2
emit(verb, voice)
2
exclaim(verb, cry, voice)
2
exclamation(noun, cheer, call, cry, roar)
2
grate(verb, squeal)
2
grind(verb, squeal)
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