All boohoo synonyms
booΒ·hoo
B b verb boohoo
- cry β When you cry, tears come from your eyes, usually because you are unhappy or hurt.
- sob β to weep with a convulsive catching of the breath.
- moan β a prolonged, low, inarticulate sound uttered from or as if from physical or mental suffering.
- groan β a low, mournful sound uttered in pain or grief: the groans of dying soldiers.
- sigh β to let out one's breath audibly, as from sorrow, weariness, or relief.
- grieve β to feel grief or great sorrow: She has grieved over his death for nearly three years.
- complain β to make an accusation; bring a formal charge
- fret β to feel or express worry, annoyance, discontent, or the like: Fretting about the lost ring isn't going to help.
- break down β If a machine or a vehicle breaks down, it stops working.
- wail β to utter a prolonged, inarticulate, mournful cry, usually high-pitched or clear-sounding, as in grief or suffering: to wail with pain.
- squall β the act or sound of squalling: The baby's squall was heard next door.
- yowl β to utter a long, distressful or dismal cry, as an animal or a person; howl.
- blubber β Blubber is the fat of whales, seals, and similar sea animals.
- weep β to express grief, sorrow, or any overpowering emotion by shedding tears; shed tears; cry: to weep for joy; to weep with rage.
- howl β to utter a loud, prolonged, mournful cry, as that of a dog or wolf.
- bemoan β If you bemoan something, you express sorrow or dissatisfaction about it.
- bewail β If you bewail something, you express great sorrow about it.
- sniff β to draw air through the nose in short, audible inhalations.
- regret β to feel sorrow or remorse for (an act, fault, disappointment, etc.): He no sooner spoke than he regretted it.
- lament β to feel or express sorrow or regret for: to lament his absence.
- sorrow β distress caused by loss, affliction, disappointment, etc.; grief, sadness, or regret.
- whimper β to cry with low, plaintive, broken sounds.
- whine β to utter a low, usually nasal, complaining cry or sound, as from uneasiness, discontent, peevishness, etc.: The puppies were whining from hunger.
- bawl β If you bawl, you shout in a very loud voice, for example because you are angry or you want people to hear you.
- keen β finely sharpened, as an edge; so shaped as to cut or pierce substances readily: a keen razor.
- snivel β to weep or cry with sniffling.
- caterwaul β If a person or animal caterwauls, they make a loud, high, unpleasant noise like the noise that cats make when they fight.
- deplore β If you say that you deplore something, you think it is very wrong or immoral.
- yammer β to whine or complain.
- mewl β to cry, as a baby, young child, or the like; whimper.
- blub β If someone blubs, they cry because they are unhappy or frightened.
- sound β The, a strait between SW Sweden and Zealand, connecting the Kattegat and the Baltic. 87 miles (140 km) long; 3β30 miles (5β48 km) wide.
- play β a dramatic composition or piece; drama.
- twitter β to utter a succession of small, tremulous sounds, as a bird.
- cry β When you cry, tears come from your eyes, usually because you are unhappy or hurt.
- say β assay.
- warble β to sing or whistle with trills, quavers, or melodic embellishments: The canary warbled most of the day.
- cheep β the short weak high-pitched cry of a young bird; chirp
- whistle β to make a clear musical sound, a series of such sounds, or a high-pitched, warbling sound by the forcible expulsion of the breath through a small opening formed by contracting the lips, or through the teeth, with the aid of the tongue.
- shout β to call or cry out loudly and vigorously.
- sing β to utter words or sounds in succession with musical modulations of the voice; vocalize melodically.
- toot β (of a horn or whistle) to give forth its characteristic sound.
- tweet β a weak chirping sound, as of a young or small bird.
- talk β to communicate or exchange ideas, information, etc., by speaking: to talk about poetry.
- speak β to utter words or articulate sounds with the ordinary voice; talk: He was too ill to speak.
- trill β to cause to flow in a thin stream.
- drip β to let drops fall; shed drops: This faucet drips.
- ululate β to howl, as a dog or a wolf; hoot, as an owl.
- choke up β to block (a drain, pipe, etc) completely
- crack up β If someone cracks up, they are under such a lot of emotional strain that they become mentally ill.