to cry out upon.

To raise one's voice against; to utter protests or reproofs against; also figurative of things.

Const. against, at, on, upon (persons or things objected to); for (something wanted); †to cry out of, to complain loudly or vehemently of (a matter).

intransitive. With against (also at, to). To dispute, challenge, contest. Obsolete.

transitive. To speak out or protest against; to reject, repudiate, oppose. Obsolete.

to exclaim at, on, upon: in same sense; also, (quots. 1589 1823), to apostrophize. archaic.

to exclaim against: to cry out loudly and suddenly against, accuse loudly, blame (persons, their actions and attributes); to make an outcry…

see senses 2 3. Also (obsolete), to call upon in the way of appeal, to appeal to; to exclaim against; to choose by acclamation; to invoke or bring…

transitive. To deprecate, entreat not to have.

To call in question; to challenge, dispute (a statement, etc.). Obsolete.

transitive. To plead earnestly against; to express an earnest wish against (a proceeding); to express earnest disapproval of (a course, plan…

to make a noise about: to make an outcry; to talk much or loudly about a thing.

transitive. Chiefly U.S. To object to (an action or event); to challenge or contest; (also) to make the subject of a public protest or demonstration.