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cry out

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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
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Verb1.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"
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
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(= call out)aufschreien; to cry out to somebodyjdm etwas zuschreien; he cried out to me to fetch helper 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 somethingnach etw schreien; (= be suitable for also)sich (geradezu) zu etw anbieten; that building is just crying out to be turned into a pubdieses Gebäude schreit (geradezu) danach, dass man es in ein Lokal verwandelt


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A man with concussion of the brain doesn't cry out like that.
And then I felt I must cry out with my last breath, 'Let us rest
Christine seemed to be standing dumb with horror, without the strength to cry out, while the monster was on his knees before her.
 
 
 
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