outcry
English
Etymology
From Middle English outcry, outcri, outcrye, equivalent to out- + cry. The verb is from Middle English outcrien.
Pronunciation
Noun
Verb
Noun
outcry (plural outcries)
Translations
Verb
outcry (third-person singular simple present outcries, present participle outcrying, simple past and past participle outcried)
- (intransitive) To cry out.
- 1919, Debates in the Massachusetts Constitutional Convention, 1917-1918: Volume 1
- I think any man who outcries against the power of the government in Germany soon ceases to cry at all, because he is crushed.
- 1919, Debates in the Massachusetts Constitutional Convention, 1917-1918: Volume 1
- (transitive) To cry louder than.
- 2003, Melvyn Bragg, Crossing the lines (page 355)
- ...outcrying the clacking of train wheels, the shrill of the whistle...
- 2007, Anthony Dalton, Alone Against the Arctic (page 104)
- The dogs added their voices to the din, howling for hours, each trying to outcry the others.
- 2003, Melvyn Bragg, Crossing the lines (page 355)
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