a weak cry

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A cry made without much strength, often due to illness or exhaustion.

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Examples (10)

  • The newborn kitten let out a weak cry, barely audible.
  • From the hospital bed, the patient managed a weak cry for water.
  • After hours of being trapped, all he could muster was a weak cry for help.
  • We listened anxiously to the premature baby's weak cry through the incubator's glass.
  • The injured bird gave a weak cry before collapsing.
  • A weak cry was the only sound that broke the silence of the abandoned house.
  • In response to the pain, she could only offer a weak cry.
  • His once powerful voice was now reduced to a weak cry after the illness.
  • The rescuer thought he heard a weak cry coming from under the rubble.
  • Overwhelmed by exhaustion, she let out a weak cry and sank to the floor.