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cries for help

cries for help is the plural of cry for help.

Meaning of cry for help

Noun

cry for help (plural cries for help)

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see cry, for, help.
    • We heard the drowning woman's cries for help and ran to assist.
  2. (idiomatic) Acting out as a means of displaying a subconscious desire for attention or help.
    • In her second year at the school Alexis stopped doing her homework and would often scribble on walls. Her teachers wondered whether this was a cry for help, or if she was simply misbehaving.

Questions about cries for help

What is cries for help the plural of?
Cries for help is the plural of cry for help.

Words near cries for help in the dictionary

  1. cries buckets
  2. cries carrots and turnips
  3. cries craven
  4. cries cupboard
  5. cries down
  6. cries for help
  7. cries foul
  8. cries from the housetop
  9. cries from the housetops
  10. cries from the rooftop
  11. cries from the rooftops

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