outcry
Plural: outcries
Noun
- a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
- A loud cry or uproar.
- A strong protest.
- An auction.
Verb
Verb Forms: outcried, outcrying, outcries
- To shout or yell louder than another person.
- shout louder than
- utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
- To cry out.
- To cry louder than.
Examples
- He managed to OUTCRY his opponent’s complaint about the unfair tile draw.
- His appearance was greeted with an outcry of jeering.
- The proposal was met with a public outcry.
- to send goods to an outcry
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English outcry, outcri, outcrye, equivalent to out- + cry.
The verb is from Middle English outcrien.
Scrabble Score: 11
outcry: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordoutcry: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
outcry: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 12
outcry: valid Words With Friends Word