crying (out)

present participle of cry (out)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for crying (out)
shouting
Verb
  • Jose Mourinho, who was Roma’s manager at the time, criticised Taylor’s performance at full time and was later filmed shouting at the English official in the stadium car park.
    Leon Imber, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
  • The other glaringly absent figure is Linda’s husband, Charles, who is played by Christian Slater but, for most of the film, is only a voice on the other end of a phone line, shouting irritably and defensively in Linda’s ear.
    Justin Chang, New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2025
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“Crying (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crying%20%28out%29. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.

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