cry out

cry out

vb (intr, adverb)

1. to scream or shout aloud, esp in pain, terror, etc.

2. (often foll by for) Informal to demand in an obvious manner our inner cities are crying out for redevelopment

for crying out loud Informal an exclamation of anger or dismay

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

cry out - utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy; "`I won!' he exclaimed"; "`Help!' she cried"; "`I'm here,' the mother shouted when she saw her child looking lost" call out, exclaim, outcry, shout, cry gee - give a command to a horse to turn to the right side aah, ooh - express admiration and pleasure by uttering `ooh' or `aah'; "They oohed and aahed when they unwrapped the presents" cry, scream, shout out, yell, squall, shout, holler, hollo, call - utter a sudden loud cry; "she cried with pain when the doctor inserted the needle"; "I yelled to her from the window but she couldn't hear me" give tongue to, utter, express, verbalise, verbalize - articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise; "She expressed her anger"; "He uttered a curse" call out - call out loudly, as of names or numbers

Translations

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vi

(= call out) → aufschreien; to cry out to somebody → jdm etwas zuschreien; he cried out to me to fetch help → er schrie mir zu, ich sollte Hilfe holen; well, for crying out loud! (inf) → na, das darf doch wohl nicht wahr sein! (inf)

(fig) to be crying out for something → nach etw schreien; (= be suitable for also) → sich (geradezu) zu etw anbieten; that building is just crying out to be turned into a pub → dieses Gebäude schreit (geradezu) danach, dass man es in ein Lokal verwandelt