Related Words for cry wolf

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throw to the wolves
//x/
Phrase, Verb
keep the wolf from the door
/x//x/
Phrase, Verb
whistle in the dark
/xxx/
Phrase, Verb
cry foul
//
Phrase, Verb
pull the wool over someone's eyes
/x//x/x/
Phrase, Verb
call someone's bluff
//x/
Phrase, Verb
raise one's voice
///
Phrase, Verb
lie through one's teeth
////
Phrase, Verb
warn
/
Verb
raise red flags
///
Phrase, Verb
bluff
/
Noun
kick up a fuss
//xx
Phrase, Verb
circle the wagons
/xx/x
Phrase, Verb
wolf
/
Noun
bark up the wrong tree
//x//
Phrase, Verb
play the fool
/x/
Phrase, Verb
blow the whistle
/x/x
Phrase, Verb
squeal
/
Noun
throw caution to the wind
//x/x/
Phrase, Verb
canary
x/x
Noun
glow
/
Noun
blow smoke
//
Phrase, Verb
raise a stink
/x/
Phrase, Verb
cross one's fingers
///x
Phrase, Verb
flip one's lid
//x
Phrase, Verb
bawl out
//
Phrase, Verb
rattle someone's cage
/x/x/
Phrase, Verb
snow
/
Noun
talk through one's hat
////
Phrase, Verb
throw a fit
/x/
Phrase, Verb
woe betide
/x/
Phrase, Verb
live a lie
/x/
Phrase, Verb
lie in wait
/x/
Phrase, Verb
raise hell
//
Phrase, Verb
trump up
//
Phrase, Verb
whoa
/
Verb
get the wind up
/x//
Phrase, Verb
run for one's life
////
Phrase, Verb
lock horns
//
Phrase, Verb
blow up
//
Phrase, Verb
lash out
//
Phrase, Verb
shoot the messenger
/x/xx
Phrase, Verb
turn a hair
/x/
Phrase, Verb
wimp out
//
Phrase, Verb
raise the roof
/x/
Phrase, Verb
smell a rat
/x/
Phrase, Verb
look out
//
Phrase, Verb
pull someone's leg
//x/
Phrase, Verb
raise the white flag
/x//
Phrase, Verb
dare
/
Verb
make noises
//x
Phrase, Verb
ruffle some feathers
/x//x
Phrase, Verb
flip one's wig
//x
Phrase, Verb
throw a wobbly
/x/xx
Phrase, Verb
put the wind up
/x//
Phrase, Verb
batten down the hatches
/x/x/x
Phrase, Verb
tip one's hand
///
Phrase, Verb
have the wind up
/x//
Phrase, Verb
go to the dogs
//x/
Phrase, Verb
knock on wood
///
Phrase, Verb
bend someone's ear
//x/
Phrase, Verb
call for
//
Phrase, Verb
keep one's guard up
////
Phrase, Verb
rustle up
/x/
Phrase, Verb
take fright
//
Phrase, Verb
make waves
//
Phrase, Verb
ring true
//
Phrase, Verb
make an example of
//x/x/
Phrase, Verb
believe one's ears
x///
Phrase, Verb
bite one's tongue
///
Phrase, Verb
save someone's bacon
//x/x
Phrase, Verb
scare someone to death
//x//
Phrase, Verb
call out
//
Phrase, Verb, Noun
blow the gaff
/x/
Phrase, Verb
have a cow
/x/
Phrase, Verb
tell on
//
Phrase, Verb
yell
/
Noun
twist the knife
/x/
Phrase, Verb
get someone's goat
//x/
Phrase, Verb
whistle past the graveyard
/x/x/x
Phrase, Verb
put up to
///
Phrase, Verb
overplay one's hand
/x///
Phrase, Verb
croak
/
Noun
alarm
x/
Noun, Verb
alexander
xx/x
Name
along
x/
Adverb
animal
/xx
Noun, Adjective
antelope
/xx
Noun
appeal
x/
Noun, Verb
baa
xx/
Name, Verb
baby
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
badger
/x
Noun, Verb
bark
/
Noun, Verb
bass
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
battle cry
/x/
Phrase, Noun
bawl
/
Verb, Noun
bay
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
bear
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
beast
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
bellow
/x
Noun, Verb
bird
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
blubber
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
boar
/
Noun
boo
/
Noun, Verb
boy
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
bray
/
Name, Verb
brute
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
buck
/
Noun, Verb
cackle
/x
Noun, Verb
call
/
Verb, Noun
cat
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
catch
/
Verb, Noun
caw
/
Noun, Verb
clamor
/x
Noun, Verb
clamour
/x
Noun, Verb
cluck
/
Noun, Verb
commingled
x/x
Verb, Adjective
complaint
x/
Noun
coo
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
coyote
x/x
Noun, Verb
cray
/
Name, Adjective
cree
/
Name
cried
/
Verb
cringe
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
crocodile
/xx
Noun, Verb
crow
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
cruel
/x
Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun
cry out
//
Phrase, Verb
deer
/
Noun
den
/
Noun, Verb, Adverb
devil
/x
Noun, Verb
dog
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
dolphin
/x
Noun
eagle
/x
Noun, Verb
easygoing
/x/x
Adjective
elephant
/xx
Noun
elk
/
Noun
everlasting
xx/x
Adjective, Noun, Adverb
exclaim
x/
Verb, Noun
exclamation
xx/x
Noun
fox
/
Noun, Verb
gang
/
Noun, Verb
gee
/
Name, Verb
gobble
/x
Verb, Noun
gray
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
gray wolf
//
Phrase, Noun
grieve
/
Verb, Noun
grizzly
/x
Adjective, Noun
groan
/
Noun, Verb
growl
/
Noun, Verb
happy
/x
Adjective, Noun, Verb
hare
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
help
/
Verb, Noun
hiss
/
Noun, Verb
holler
/x
Noun, Verb, Adjective
honk
/
Noun, Verb
hoot
/
Noun, Verb
horse
/
Noun, Verb
hosanna
x/x
Name, Verb
hose
/
Noun, Verb
hound
/
Noun, Verb
howl
/
Noun, Verb
hue and cry
///
Phrase, Noun
hurrah
x/
Noun, Verb
hurt
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
inarticulate
xx/xx
Adjective, Noun
inconsolable
xx/xx
Adjective
jackal
/x
Noun, Verb
jaguar
/x
Noun
jubilation
xx/x
Noun
jungle
/x
Noun, Adjective
lair
/
Noun, Verb
lament
x/
Noun, Verb
laugh
/
Noun, Verb
leopard
/x
Noun
lest
/
let
/
Verb, Noun
lion
/x
Noun, Adjective
lira
/x
Noun
lizard
/x
Noun
lobo
/x
Name
looking
/x
Verb, Noun
loud
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
loup
/
Name
man
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
mask
/
Noun, Verb
mean
/
Verb, Adjective, Noun
meow
x/
Noun, Verb
mew
/
Noun, Verb
mingled
/x
Verb, Adjective
miss
/
Name, Verb
moan
/
Noun, Verb
moo
/
Noun, Verb
moon
/
Noun, Verb
motto
/x
Noun, Verb
mourn
/
Verb, Noun
nameless
/x
Adjective, Noun
neigh
/
Noun, Verb
noise
/
Noun, Verb
northern
/x
Adjective, Name
otter
/x
Noun
outcry
/x
Noun, Verb
pain
/
Noun, Verb
panther
/x
Noun
peep
/
Noun, Verb
piercing
/x
Noun, Adjective
pipe
/
Noun, Verb
plead
/
Verb
protest
/x
Noun, Verb
puppy
/x
Noun, Verb
racer
/x
Noun
rallying
/xx
Noun
rallying cry
/xx/
Phrase, Noun
raspberry
/xx
Noun, Adjective, Verb
red wolf
//
Phrase, Noun
rejoicing
x/x
Noun
remorseful
x/x
Adjective
reputation
xx/x
Noun
request
x/
Noun, Verb
righteous
/x
Adjective, Verb
roar
/
Noun, Verb
runner
/x
Noun
sad
/
Adjective, Verb, Noun
savage
/x
Adjective, Noun, Verb
scary
/x
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
scream
/
Noun, Verb
screech
/
Noun, Verb
shame
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
shout
/
Verb, Noun
shriek
/
Noun, Verb
shrill
/
Adjective, Verb, Noun
sing
/
Verb, Noun
sink
/
Noun, Verb
slogan
/x
Noun
smile
/
Noun, Verb
snake
/
Noun, Verb
snort
/
Noun, Verb