cried out
Yelled in alarm
Cried out is the past tense of cry out, meaning to call loudly or exclaim suddenly.
Someone cries out in pain, alarm, or surprise: She cried out when she saw the spider.
It can also mean to demand urgently—a situation that cried out for reform desperately needed it.
- shoutedSpoke very loudly
- holleredShouted with force
- screamedUttered a piercing cry
- yelledSpoke very loudly
- bellowedShouted in deep tones
at the top of lungs · wailed · in anguish · shrieked · primal scream · implored · roared · pleaded · exclaimed · gasped · moaned · keened · lamentation · ululated · begged · sobbed · beseeched · echoed
communicative urgency/restraint
cried outsaid nothing
held back · kept quiet · suppressed · bit one's tongue · held one's peace
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