泣き叫ぶ|なきさけぶnakisakebu[4]nakadaka (mid-high)

Common
Definitions
  1. godan verb, intransitive verbto cry and shout; to scream
    幼児ようじはしゃべることができないので、ほしいものが手てに入はいるまで泣き叫なきさけぶ。↗
    An infant is not capable of speaking, so it just screams until it gets what it wants.
Conjugation
Dictionary form泣き叫ぶ(なきさけぶ)
Polite (masu)泣き叫びます(なきさけびます)
Negative (nai)泣き叫ばない(なきさけばない)
polite (masen)泣き叫びません(なきさけびません)
classical zu / nu泣き叫ばず・泣き叫ばぬ(なきさけばず・なきさけばぬ)
Past (ta)泣き叫んだ(なきさけんだ)
polite (mashita)泣き叫びました(なきさけびました)
Past negative (nakatta)泣き叫ばなかった(なきさけばなかった)
polite (masen deshita)泣き叫びませんでした(なきさけびませんでした)
Te form泣き叫んで(なきさけんで)
Potential泣き叫べる(なきさけべる)
Passive泣き叫ばれる(なきさけばれる)
Causative泣き叫ばせる(なきさけばせる)
Causative passive泣き叫ばせられる・泣き叫ばされる(なきさけばせられる・なきさけばされる)
Conditional (ba)泣き叫べば(なきさけべば)
tara泣き叫んだら(なきさけんだら)
Volitional泣き叫ぼう(なきさけぼう)
polite (mashou)泣き叫びましょう(なきさけびましょう)
Imperative泣き叫べ(なきさけべ)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym号泣ごうきゅうWrittenWritten/formal prose for bursting into loud tears — weeping rather than shouting; often used of people who seldom cry, as in 「試合後に号泣」.
  • Synonym泣き喚くなきわめくNeutralVery close to 「泣き叫ぶ」: crying loudly while yelling, from sadness or fear, or simply fussing; it stresses the shouting more.
  • Synonym泣き立てるなきたてるNeutralRare word for crying loudly and intensely; close to 「泣き叫ぶ」 but without the emphasis on shouting.
  • Related号哭ごうこくWrittenWritten/formal prose for loud, anguished wailing; close to 「号泣」 but with a more literary, old-fashioned flavor.
  • Antonym笑うわらうNeutralTo laugh or smile — the direct opposite of the crying and shouting of 「泣き叫ぶ」.
  • Antonym静かにするNeutralTo be or go quiet — the opposite of the loud crying and shouting of 「泣き叫ぶ」.

Use 「泣き叫ぶ」 for crying and shouting at once, as in 「子供が泣き叫ぶ」; 「泣き喚く」 when the yelling stands out; 「号泣」 for bursting into loud tears; 「静かにする」 for going quiet.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 大声おおごえで泣なく。
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