hue and cries

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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Noun
  • During a walk-through for reporters on Thursday, construction noises — particularly sanding and hammering — could be heard.
    ABC News, ABC News, 11 June 2026
  • The horses in the unit have been training for the assignment by being exposed to loud noises including fireworks, as well as flares and smoke bombs.
    Jesse Sarles, CBS News, 10 June 2026
Noun
  • Fellow attacker Akram Afif fell to his knees in both joy and disbelief after the final whistle blew, taking in the roars coming from his countrymen who had made the long trip to the United States.
    Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 13 June 2026
  • Grant Park also won’t hear the roars of NASCAR’s Chicago Street Race, a two-day extravaganza, now on a one-year hiatus, that filled the lakefront and downtown hotels in 2025.
    Brian J. Rogal, Chicago Tribune, 5 June 2026
Noun
  • Her presence is heralded not by the sounds of howls, roars or clanking chains, but by the shutting of the door to her study, the scrape of her chair as it is pulled towards her desk, and the clanking of her type-writer keys.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 June 2026
  • At that point, a loud drum fill announces itself, snarling electric guitars kick in and McCartney’s trademark howls of old arrive in time for a fairly kick-ass chorus.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 23 May 2026
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“Hue and cries.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hue%20and%20cries. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.

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