cry out
— phrasal verb with cry uk/kraɪ/us/kraɪ/verb [ I or T ]
C2 to shout or make a loud noise because you are frightened, hurt, etc.:
She cried out in pain as the bullet grazed her shoulder.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Shouting & screaming
- barracking
- bawl
- be in full cry idiom
- bellow
- burst
- burst out
- call (sth) out
- clamour
- holler
- howl
- lung
- scream your head off idiom
- scream/shout blue murder idiom
- screech
- shout
- shouting
- shriek
- squawk
- squee
- thunder
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