cry (out)

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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Verb
  • Jane exclaimed of a visit from Mike Modano after the Dallas Stars won the NHL championship in 1999.
    Rick Mauch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 June 2025
  • Over the objection of the racial bias exclaiming defense, the juror, a 41-year-old Black man who works in an administrative role at a state correctional facility, was replaced by an alternate of a 57-year-old White male manufacturing architect from Westchester County.
    Dominic Patten, Deadline, 18 June 2025
Verb
  • Theater talk is some of the most frivolous talk, and it should be shouted from the rooftops.
    Bethy Squires, Vulture, 20 June 2025
  • But they were awakened around 2 a.m. Saturday by someone pounding on the front door and shouting, asking to enter and identifying himself as a police officer, the family recounted.
    Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 20 June 2025
Verb
  • Osborn was one of 15 members of the North Area Technical Rescue Team practicing water rescues on a roaring Clear Creek last week west of Golden.
    John Aguilar, Denver Post, 20 June 2025
  • The arena, roaring just a few minutes before at the start, quieted quickly.
    Tim Reynolds, Chicago Tribune, 20 June 2025
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“Cry (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cry%20%28out%29. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.

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