crying out
Vocalizing loudly, urgently
Crying out is calling loudly, often from pain, fear, or urgent need: She cried out when she touched the hot pan.
Something crying out for attention or reform demands it urgently: The system is crying out for change.
The phrase emphasizes both volume and emotional intensity.
- yellingVocalization at maximum volume
- holleringCrying out loudly
- shoutingVocally projecting loudly
- screamingLoud, shrill vocalizing
- callingStrongly felt purpose
at the top of your lungs · pleading · shriek · caterwauling · begging · wailing · in pain · protesting · ululating · imploring · bawling · moaning · keening · accouchement · lamenting · confinement · throat · pain
- clamorshouting, yelling, screaming, roaring, hollering
- letting outrenting, subletting, leasing, emitting, screaming
- seizure symptomsseizure, seizures, convulsion, convulsions, shaking
- pleasplea, pleas, please, prayers, entreaty
- contactingcalling, phoning, texting, emailing, messaging
- cryingtears, sob, sobbing, sobs, weep
crying outwhispering
Breathy, near-silent speech
murmuring · muttering · keeping quiet · saying nothing · mumbling
crying outsuppressing
Forcibly restraining or inhibiting
bottling up · stifling · keeping quiet · saying nothing · biting one's tongue