The sound of crying or animal cries, often expressing hunger or distress

to cry piteously while waiting to be fed; describes young birds or children crying from hunger, or a desperate situation where people are starving and waiting for relief

to make a hubbub; used to describe loud, hurried, and confused noises

(literary) wandering geese crying in hunger, often used as a metaphor for refugees or people suffering in misery

A cry of hunger; used to describe victims of a disaster who are crying out for food and assistance