HUE AND CRIES Synonyms: 21 Similar and Opposite Words

hue and cries

noun

plural of hue and cry

as in noises

a violent shouting the hue and cry in the classroom when someone let loose a snake

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Common symptoms include vertigo, dizziness, nausea, vomiting, ringing, buzzing or other noises, as well as hearing loss.

— Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 10 July 2026
There are toggles for a low-latency Game Mode, a soundstage-expanding Theater Mode, a Privacy Mode that just seems to lower the volume to avoid sound leakage, and a Game Sound Effects mode that aims to boost certain game noises like footsteps.

— Mark Knapp, PC Magazine, 8 July 2026

Definition of noises

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Many American poets have written hymns and howls, declarations and outcries for this country that brims with so many people, and so many hopes, from all over the world.

— Scott Simon, NPR, 4 July 2026
Through blood-curdling howls and rants about fascism, fraud, and fighting to understand your identity, Truck Violence push through ugliness to find something more unaltered and real.

— Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 25 June 2026

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