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cry out

vb. To shout in a loud voice, due to pain, or fear, or unhappiness.

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cry out

v. utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy; "`I won!' he exclaimed"; "`Help!' she cried"; "`I'm here,' the mother shouted when she saw her child looking lost" [syn: exclaim, cry, outcry, call out, shout]

Usage examples of "cry out".

Fighting against the urge to cry out, he turned his head a scant inch and tried to make out the image above him.