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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A people can’t cry out for deliverance while refusing correction or ask God for justice while excusing wrongdoing in its own ranks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 15, 2026
"I have come here to mourn an icon of Africa," one mourner, Dixon Ochieng, told the BBC, while others could be heard to cry out "we are orphans" in their grief.
From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2025
Or are we merely living through times in which almost everything seems like a diagnosis of events that cry out to be made sense of?
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 16, 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
He was surprised when he hit the floor, but he did not cry out: if you cried they came and put you back in your crib.
From "The Graveyard Book" by Neil Gaiman
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