עֲוֵי II, Pa. עַוֵּי (cmp. צָוַח) to cry; Yoma 77ᵃ ע׳ ע׳ וליכא דאשגח ביה (missing in later eds.; v. Rabb. D. S. a. l.) he cried and cried, and none minded him. Yeb. 71ᵇ היכא דלא מְעַוֵּי if the infant (on putting its head forth the first time) did not cry. Sabb. 134ᵃ האי ינוקא דלא מעוי if an infant does not cry (breathe). Sot. 12ᵃ כי היכי … ומעוי בהדייהו in order that it should hear them and cry with them; a. e.—Ḥull. 53ᵃ איהו קא מְעַוַּאי when he (the lion) roars.