great, loud
faint, little, low, small, soft, weak
choked, muffled, stifled, strangled
piercing, sharp, shrill
hoarse
the hoarse cry of a crow

agonized, anguished, desperate, mournful, plaintive, terrible
a plaintive cry for help

startled
triumphant
involuntary
sudden
battle, rallying, war, warning
animal, bird

give, let out, raise, utter
She gave an agonized cry as they lifted the fallen branch from her leg.
He was too weak to raise even the smallest of cries.

muffle, stifle
He tried to yell out, but the hand muffled his cries.
She stifled a small cry.

hear

echo, go up, ring out
A cry went up when it was discovered their man had escaped.

come from sb/sth, escape sb/sth
An involuntary cry escaped her as he entered the room.

with a cry
He fell to the ground with a cry.

cry for (figurative)
Her suicide attempt was really a desperate cry for help.

cry of
a cry of despair/delight

good
little

have
You'll feel better when you've had a good cry.

a lot, hard
a little
almost, nearly
never, rarely
bitterly
He put his head on his arms and cried bitterly.

loudly
quietly, silently, softly
hysterically, uncontrollably
alone

begin to, start to
want to
I felt like I wanted to cry.

make sb
leave sb to
children who are left to cry alone

about
What are you crying about?

for
a child crying for his mother

over
I wasn't going to waste time crying over him!

with
Anna was almost crying with frustration.

cry like a baby
Finally he broke down and cried like a baby.

cry your eyes out
cry yourself to sleep, feel like crying
I felt like crying when I found out what had happened.

a shoulder to cry on (figurative)
He was a fatherly shoulder to cry on when things went wrong.

aloud, out
suddenly
angrily, indignantly
‘Never!’ he cried angrily.

desperately
excitedly, happily, triumphantly
passionately

want to
She wanted to cry out to him not to be so stupid.

hear sb
I heard her cry out in her sleep.

in
‘What do you mean?’ she cried in agitation.
‘Who's there?’ she cried in a shrill voice.

cry for help
She cried for help as the fire spread.

cry out in anguish, fear, pain, etc., etc.

Cry is used with these nouns as the subject:
baby, child, seagull, voice

Cry is used with these nouns as the object:
tear