cries out
Yells in distress
Cries out means to shout or call loudly, often from pain, fear, or urgent need: She cried out when she saw the spider.
Figuratively, something that cries out for attention demands it urgently: The building cries out for renovation.
To cry out against something is to protest it vocally.
- yellSpeak very loudly
- beseechesUrgently implores another
- exclaimSpeak out suddenly
- entreatsAsks earnestly, pleadingly
- imploresBegs earnestly
at the top of lungs · howl · bellow · pleads · call · echoes · shriek · vocalize · roar · adjures · groans · in pain · wail · clamor · screech · throat · protest · agony
cries outwhispers
Speaks very quietly
murmurs · mutters · hushes · mumbles · sotto voce
cries outsuppresses
Actively prevents expression
stifles · bottles up · represses · bites one's tongue · internalizes
cries outkeeps mum
holds one's peace · holds back · bites one's tongue · withholds · clams up