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cry out for ThesaurusVerb | 1.cry out for - need badly or desperately; "This question cries out for an answer"cry fornecessitate, need, require, call for, demand, postulate, involve, ask, take - require as useful, just, or proper; "It takes nerve to do what she did"; "success usually requires hard work"; "This job asks a lot of patience and skill"; "This position demands a lot of personal sacrifice"; "This dinner calls for a spectacular dessert"; "This intervention does not postulate a patient's consent" |
cry out for
cry out for (someone or something)1. To express a want or need (which is typically stated after "for"). I've been rocking the baby for an hour, but she's still crying out for her mother.2. To be in need of something. My hair is just crying out for a trim—it's been too long since my last trip to the salon.3. To encourage someone or something. The singer's fans cried out for him to take the stage.See also: cry, outcry out for someone or something 1. to shout praise or encouragement for someone or something. Everyone in the street cried out for the mayor to make an appearance. 2. to shout out demands for someone or something. The children cried out for ice cream. The mob was crying out for justice when they heard the unpopular sentences of the judge.See also: cry, outcry out for Related to cry out for: follow suit, call on, catch a glimpse, bring down, set forth, sort out, stave off, holding upSynonyms for cry out forverb need badly or desperatelySynonymsRelated Words- necessitate
- need
- require
- call for
- demand
- postulate
- involve
- ask
- take
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