(music) To sing in the style of blues music. / (idiomatic, by extension) To complain, especially in order to obtain sympathy for one's own purportedly sad situation.

The crackling sound heard when a bar of tin is bent, caused by the crystal twinning in the metal.

An exclamation intended to rally soldiers in battle; a battle cry.

Alternative spelling of crybaby

plural of cry-baby

(poker slang) A call made by a player with a weak hand because he or she already has a large amount of money in the pot.

plural of crying call

(transitive, archaic) Publicly to forbid or suppress (something). / (archaic, transitive, idiomatic) To condemn, disparage. / (intransitive, idiomatic, of a baby) to cry until it is tired.

A shout which is mindlessly or mechanically repeated.

To extol, praise.