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.
3. for crying out loud informal an exclamation of anger or dismay
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| 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" 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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w>cry out
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(= 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)
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