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Lucas21c Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
Cry low/in a low voice
What is the opposite of "cry loudly?"
"cry low" or "cry in a low voice" is okay?
"cry low" or "cry in a low voice" is okay?
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"cry in a low voice" is possible, as is "cry softly". "cry low" does not work.
- "cry in a low voice" is possible, as is "cry softly".
- "cry low" does not work.
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"cry in a low voice" is possible, as is "cry softly". "cry low" does not work.
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My take on this is that it would depend on the context, for example:
Cried loudly/let out a strangled cry:
Lost and exhausted he cried loudly in hopes that someone, anyone, would hear him.
Badly injured and unable to move, he let out a strangled cry for help, all he could manage in his condition.
Cried loudly/cooed and gurgled:
The baby, unattended and
Cried loudly/let out a strangled cry:
Lost and exhausted he cried loudly in hopes that someone, anyone, would hear him.
Badly injured and unable to move, he let out a strangled cry for help, all he could manage in his condition.
Cried loudly/cooed and gurgled:
The baby, unattended and
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GPY"cry in a low voice" is possible, as is "cry softly". "cry low" does not work.Actually, I'm not sure that "cry in a low voice" does work after all. In the first meaning of "cry", it seems tantamount to "shout quietly", and the other meaning of "cry", i.e. shed tears, is hardly done in a particular type of "voice".
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