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cries havoc

cries havoc is the third-person singular simple present indicative of cry havoc.

Meaning of cry havoc

Verb

cry havoc (third-person singular simple present cries havoc, present participle crying havoc, simple past and past participle cried havoc)

  1. (obsolete) To shout out 'Havoc!'; that is, to give an army the order to plunder.
    • Cry 'Havoc,' and let slip the dogs of war1599 (first performance), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Iulius Cæsar”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...

Questions about cries havoc

What is cries havoc the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Cries havoc is the third-person singular simple present indicative of cry havoc.

Words near cries havoc in the dictionary

  1. cries from the housetop
  2. cries from the housetops
  3. cries from the rooftop
  4. cries from the rooftops
  5. cries halves
  6. cries havoc
  7. cries in one's beer
  8. cries in the wilderness
  9. cries it out
  10. cries like a baby
  11. cries like a little girl

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