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PRONUNCIATION OF DOWNCRY

downcry  [ˈdaʊnˌkraɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DOWNCRY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Downcry is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb downcry in English.

WHAT DOES DOWNCRY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of downcry in the English dictionary

The definition of downcry in the dictionary is to denigrate or disparage.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO DOWNCRY

PRESENT

Present
I downcry
you downcry
he/she/it downcries
we downcry
you downcry
they downcry
Present continuous
I am downcrying
you are downcrying
he/she/it is downcrying
we are downcrying
you are downcrying
they are downcrying
Present perfect
I have downcried
you have downcried
he/she/it has downcried
we have downcried
you have downcried
they have downcried
Present perfect continuous
I have been downcrying
you have been downcrying
he/she/it has been downcrying
we have been downcrying
you have been downcrying
they have been downcrying
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I downcried
you downcried
he/she/it downcried
we downcried
you downcried
they downcried
Past continuous
I was downcrying
you were downcrying
he/she/it was downcrying
we were downcrying
you were downcrying
they were downcrying
Past perfect
I had downcried
you had downcried
he/she/it had downcried
we had downcried
you had downcried
they had downcried
Past perfect continuous
I had been downcrying
you had been downcrying
he/she/it had been downcrying
we had been downcrying
you had been downcrying
they had been downcrying
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will downcry
you will downcry
he/she/it will downcry
we will downcry
you will downcry
they will downcry
Future continuous
I will be downcrying
you will be downcrying
he/she/it will be downcrying
we will be downcrying
you will be downcrying
they will be downcrying
Future perfect
I will have downcried
you will have downcried
he/she/it will have downcried
we will have downcried
you will have downcried
they will have downcried
Future perfect continuous
I will have been downcrying
you will have been downcrying
he/she/it will have been downcrying
we will have been downcrying
you will have been downcrying
they will have been downcrying
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would downcry
you would downcry
he/she/it would downcry
we would downcry
you would downcry
they would downcry
Conditional continuous
I would be downcrying
you would be downcrying
he/she/it would be downcrying
we would be downcrying
you would be downcrying
they would be downcrying
Conditional perfect
I would have downcry
you would have downcry
he/she/it would have downcry
we would have downcry
you would have downcry
they would have downcry
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been downcrying
you would have been downcrying
he/she/it would have been downcrying
we would have been downcrying
you would have been downcrying
they would have been downcrying
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you downcry
we let´s downcry
you downcry
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to downcry
Past participle
downcried
Present Participle
downcrying
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DOWNCRY


catchcry
ˈkætʃˌkraɪ
countercry
ˈkaʊntəˌkraɪ
cry
kraɪ
decry
dɪˈkraɪ
descry
dɪˈskraɪ
dry
draɪ
fry
fraɪ
Madurai
ˈmædjʊˌraɪ
outcry
ˈaʊtˌkraɪ
pry
praɪ
rai
raɪ
retry
riːˈtraɪ
rye
raɪ
samurai
ˈsæmʊˌraɪ
scry
skraɪ
serai
sɛˈraɪ
skry
skraɪ
tori
ˈtɔːraɪ
try
traɪ
watchcry
ˈwɒtʃˌkraɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DOWNCRY

down-market
down-river
down-to-earth
Down´s syndrome
downbeat
downburst
downcast
downcome
downcomer
downcourt
downdraught
downer
downfall
downfallen
downfield
downflow
downforce
downgrade
downhaul
downhearted

WORDS THAT END LIKE DOWNCRY

a far cry
Batesian mimicry
battle cry
biomimicry
hue and cry
in full cry
mimicry
parrot cry
rallying cry
street cry
war cry

Synonyms and antonyms of downcry in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «downcry» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DOWNCRY

Find out the translation of downcry to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of downcry from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «downcry» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

downcry
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

downcry
570 millions of speakers

English

downcry
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

downcry
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

downcry
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

downcry
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

downcry
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

downcry
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

downcry
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Downcry
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

downcry
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

downcry
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

downcry
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Downcry
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

downcry
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

downcry
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

दयनीय
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

downcry
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

downcry
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

downcry
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

downcry
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

downcry
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

downcry
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

downcry
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

downcry
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

downcry
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of downcry

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DOWNCRY»

The term «downcry» is used very little and occupies the 169.343 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DOWNCRY»

Discover the use of downcry in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to downcry and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
A View of Universal History, from the beginning of the world ...
... Withhdt'scrfifflie, air any rate, theigig'idd, ings'br the'earthiffl' _ _Wj0nld 'you see the-efforts of intereff,"that powerful s "igg,"which' gives motion tolinm'an affairs ?si * Issn hat great downcry ar idolatry,1 'which 'St heguh'to'cause in alllhsia, ...
Jacques Bénigne Bossuet, James ELPHINSTON, 1778
2
The Ischemic Heart
Liu GS, Ricliards GS, (“,)l<son RA, Mullzimr K, '\X/zilsli RS, Downcry JM. 1994, lividciicc that the ziiitrriosiiw /t, receptor may 111€CllflI;'? the protection zitlbrcled by preconditioning in the isolated rabbit lieart. CIa1~<liov.i5c Res 28:Il)57~l1')(>'l.
Seibu Mochizuki, Nobuakira Takeda, Makoto Nagano, 1998
3
An universal history from the creation of the world, to the ...
In that great downcry of idolatry, which St. Paul's preaching begun to cause in all Asia, the craftsmen who got their living by making little silver shrines, or temples, of Diana of . Ephesus, assembled themselves together, and the leading man ...
Jacques Bénigne Bossuet, 1778
4
Homoeopathic Record
... we have watched attentively for a considerable time the system of persecution and downcry that has been organized at home against the practitioners engaged either as amateurs or as qualified medical men in its spread and dissemination.
5
Merriam-Webster's Crossword Puzzle Dictionary
... heartsick, heartsore, oppressed, overthrow, woebegone 10chapfallen, defeasance, despondent, dispirited, distressed, spiritless 1 1 crestfallen, discouraged, low- spirited 12 disconsolate, disheartened downcry 5 abuse 8 belittle, derogate, ...
‎1995
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Homœopathy in 1851, ed. by J.R. Russell
... we have watched attentively for a considerable time the system of persecution and downcry that has been organised at home against the practitioners engaged either as amateurs or as qualified medical men in its spread and dissemination.
Homoeopathy, John Rutherfurd Russell, 1852
7
Homœopathy in 1851. Edited by J. R. Russell
... we have watched attentively for a considerable time the system of persecution and downcry that has been organised at home against the practitioners engaged either as amateurs or as qualified medical men in its spread and dissemination.
John Rutherfurd Russell, 1852
8
Ramblings of A Restless Soul
It was a far downcry from thehotel I had booked and, compared to the Marriot, a gutter, but hey, it was only a bed for the night. The rest of the time we were outexploringand experiencing theculture. Theroom was the size ofmybathroom ...
Kenna Lach Bifani, 2011
9
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus
... detract (from), diminish, discount, disparage, dispraise, downcry, ||low-rate, minimize, opprobriate, put down, run down, take (from), take away, write off rel deprecate, disapprove; censure, condemn, criticize, denounce, reprehend, reprobate; ...
Merriam-Webster, Inc, 1988
10
The White Book of the Muses
Though, Florence,thou hast been the house wherein My soul hath wasted sadly through the years, Yet, Florence, yet I would forget my fears— Ev'n now my name is spoken 'mid the din Of downcry and of death—might I but win Thy smile—my ...
G. F. Reynolds Anderson, 1895

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