outcry
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outcry
- /ˈaʊtkɹaɪ/ UK, US
- /aʊtˈkɹaɪ/ UK, US
Rhymes with -aɪ
Where it comes from
From Middle English outcry, outcri, outcrye, equivalent to out- + cry.
The verb is from Middle English outcrien.
noun outcries
- A loud cry or uproar. His appearance was greeted with an outcry of jeering.
- A strong protest. The proposal was met with a public outcry.
- An auction. to send goods to an outcry
verb outcries · outcrying · outcried
- To cry out. I think any man who outcries against the power of the government in Germany soon ceases to cry at all, because he is crushed.
- To cry louder than. […] outcrying the clacking of train wheels, the shrill of the whistle […]
