cry out
Britishverb
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to scream or shout aloud, esp in pain, terror, etc
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informal (often foll by for) to demand in an obvious manner
our inner cities are crying out for redevelopment
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informal an exclamation of anger or dismay
Example Sentences
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Her original opus didn’t cry out for a makeover.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
Largo's mother told AFP news agency that a local resident had heard her daughter cry out for help from beneath the rubble.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
“I didn’t want to be that girl who was always talking about her sister, but there was this very genuine desire to cry out for help, or acknowledge her,” she said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2025
In one clip, as a soldier talks to a woman, presumably his wife, their children cry out, “We love and miss you.”
From New York Times ● Apr. 3, 2024
She only lost control for an instant, but it was enough to make the crowd jeer and cry out, “Coward!”
From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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