cry out against sth
— phrasal verb with cry uk/kraɪ/us/kraɪ/verb [ I or T ]
to complain loudly about something that you do not approve of:
Women's rights groups have cried out against the proposed cut in benefit paid to single mothers.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Complaining
- beef
- bewail
- bugger, sod, etc. this for a lark! idiom
- cavil
- chunter
- complainant
- complaint
- groan
- grouse
- harp
- harp on (about sth)
- huff and puff idiom
- kick
- lodge
- make a noise about sth idiom
- nark
- protest
- quibble
- squeal
- whinger
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