cry for

THESAURUS

cry for

ache for, adjure, appeal, appeal to, ask, ask for, be dying for, be hurting for, be indicated, beg, beseech, blackmail, call for, call for help, call on, call upon, challenge, claim, clamor for, conjure, crave, cry on, cry out for, cry to, demand, entreat, exact, extort, gape for, have occasion for, hone for, hope for, impetrate, implore, impose, imprecate, indent, invoke, issue an ultimatum, itch for, kneel to, languish for, levy, long for, lust for, make a demand, need, obtest, order, order up, pant for, pine for, place an order, plead, plead for, pray, prerequire, put in requisition, require, requisition, run to, screw, sigh for, spoil for, supplicate, take doing, thirst for, want, want doing, warn, weary for, wish for, yearn for, yen for

ROGET THESAURUS

cry for

Desire

VB desire, wish, wish for, be desirous, have a longing, hope, care for, affect, like, list, take to, cling to, take a fancy to, fancy, prefer, have an eye, have a mind to, find it in one's heart, have a fancy for, set one's eyes upon, cast a sheep's eye upon, look sweet upon, take into one's head, have at heart, be bent upon, set one's cap at, set one's heart upon, set one's mind upon, covet, want, miss, need, feel the want of, would fain have, would fain do, would be glad of, be hungry, have a good appetite, play a good knife and fork, hunger after, thirst after, crave after, lust after, itch after, hanker after, run mad after, raven for, die for, burn to, desiderate, sigh for, cry for, gape for, gasp for, pine for, pant for, languish for, yearn for, long, be on thorns for, hope for, aspire after, catch at, grasp at, jump at, woo, court, solicit, fish for, spell for, whistle for, put up for, ogle, cause desire, create desire, raise desire, excite desire, provoke desire, whet the appetite, appetize, titillate, allure, attract, take one's fancy, tempt, hold out temptation, hold out allurement, tantalize, make one's mouth water, faire venir l'eau a la bouche, gratify desire.