cry out

Verb

Meaning

utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

cry outcry shout exclaim call out bray yelp bellow squawk call object howl screech bawl calling
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Antonyms

crow hawk caw pant mutter bark
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Hypernyms

express utter verbalize verbalise give tongue to

Hyponyms

gee ooh aah

Related terms

cry out for cry it out

Examples

The dead cannot cry out for justice; it is a duty of the living to do so for them. Lois McMaster Bujold

If you do not breathe through writing, if you do not cry out in writing, or sing in writing, then don't write, because our culture has no use for it. Anaïs Nin

Every time something really bad happens, people cry out for safety, and the government answers by taking rights away from good people. Penn Jillette

Paint here no draped despairs, no saddening clouds Where the soul rests, proclaims eternity. But let the wrong cry out as raw as wounds This Time forgets and never heals, far less transcends. Stephen Spender

Nor does God whisper through the trees. His voice is not to be mistaken. When men hear it they fall to their knees and their souls are riven and they cry out to Him and there is no fear but only wildness of heart that springs from such longing. Cormac McCarthy

Hear the warrior cry out. Klingon Proverb

Close letter words and terms

cry one's eyes out cry one's heart out cry oneself to sleep cry out for cry over cry over spilled milk