cry (out)

verb

Definition of cry (out)next
as in to exclaim
to utter with a sudden burst of strong feeling "I can't stand it!" he cried out

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cry (out)
  1. exclaim
  2. shout
  3. roar
Verb
  • Haines exclaimed as the audience let out a loud gasp at their crash.
    EW.com, EW.com, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Heller exclaims, referring to Arleigh and Emmett Snowden, who took turns playing Mother’s three-year-old son.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of exclaim
Verb
  • Biden has not answered reporters' shouted questions on the pardon while he's been in Angola.
    Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 3 Dec. 2024
  • Our dinner options are greasy pizza or rubbery burgers, the undersides of the tables are speckled with wads of gum and the background noise is the shouting voices of children.
    Lizz Schumer, People.com, 3 Dec. 2024
Definition of shout
Verb
  • Before Chappell Roan had fans roaring Pink Pony Club, there was a different pony club that used to have Texans excited.
    Marley Malenfant, Austin American-Statesman, 6 Dec. 2024
  • Aurora? McNEAL: Aurora calls back to roaring in the previous paragraph.
    Ayad Akhtar, The Atlantic, 4 Dec. 2024
Definition of roar
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“Cry (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cry%20%28out%29. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.

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