to cry on

Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Cry \Cry\ (kr[imac]), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Cried (kr[imac]d); p. pr. & vb. n. Crying.] [F. crier, cf. L. quiritare to raise a plaintive cry, scream, shriek, perh. fr. queri to complain; cf. Skr. cvas to pant, hiss, sigh. Cf. Quarrel a brawl, Querulous.]

1.To make a loud call or cry; to call or exclaim vehemently or earnestly; to shout; to vociferate; to proclaim; to pray; to implore. [1913 Webster]

And about the ninth hour, Jesus cried with a loud voice.— Matt. xxvii. 46.[1913 Webster]

Clapping their hands, and crying with loud voice.— Shak.[1913 Webster]

Hear the voice of my supplications when I cry unto thee.— Ps. xxviii. 2.[1913 Webster]

The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord.— Is. xl. 3.[1913 Webster]

Some cried after him to return.— Bunyan.[1913 Webster]

2.To utter lamentations; to lament audibly; to express pain, grief, or distress, by weeping and sobbing; to shed tears; to bawl, as a child. [1913 Webster]

Ye shall cry for sorrow of heart.— Is. lxv. 14.[1913 Webster]

I could find it in my heart to disgrace my man's apparel and to cry like a woman.— Shak.[1913 Webster]

3.To utter inarticulate sounds, as animals. [1913 Webster]

The young ravens which cry.— Ps. cxlvii. 9.[1913 Webster]

In a cowslip's bell I lie There I couch when owls do cry.— Shak.[1913 Webster]

To cry on or To cry upon, to call upon the name of; to beseech. "No longer on Saint Denis will we cry." --Shak.

To cry out. (a) To exclaim; to vociferate; to scream; to clamor. (b) To complain loudly; to lament.

To cry out against, to complain loudly of; to censure; to blame.

To cry out on or To cry out upon, to denounce; to censure. "Cries out upon abuses." --Shak.

To cry to, to call on in prayer; to implore.

To cry you mercy, to beg your pardon. "I cry you mercy, madam; was it you?" --Shak. [1913 Webster]