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What is another word for cry (out)?

Pronunciation: [kɹˈa͡ɪ ˈa͡ʊt] (IPA)

There are several synonyms for the word "cry out" that can add depth and variety to your writing. Shouting, yelling, screaming, hollering, bellowing, and screeching are all forceful ways to express oneself vocally. Whimpering, sobbing, weeping, and wailing are more emotional ways to cry out and show distress or sorrow. Calling out, exclaiming, and proclaiming are all ways to loudly declare something. Other less common synonyms include ululating, keening, caterwauling, and squalling. The right synonym can give your writing the perfect tone and emphasis for the situation, whether it be anger, pain, or urgency.
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A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

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  • The dead cannot cry (out) for justice. It is a duty of the living to do so for them.
    Lois McMaster Bujold
  • I can easily conceive, most Holy Father, that as soon as some people learn that in this book which I have written concerning the revolutions of the heavenly bodies, I ascribe certain motions to the Earth, they will cry (out) at once that I and my theory should be rejected.
    Nicolaus Copernicus
  • I cry (out) for order and find it only in art.
    Helen Hayes
  • I am unjust, but I can strive for justice. My life's unkind, but I can vote for kindness. I, the unloving, say life should be lovely. I, that am blind, cry (out) against my blindness.
    Vachel Lindsay
  • It is women who love horror. Gloat over it. Feed on it. Are nourished by it. Shudder and cling and cry (out)-and come back for more.
    Bela Lugosi

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