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outcried

outcried is the simple past and past participle of outcry.

Meaning of outcry

Verb

outcry (third-person singular simple present outcries, present participle outcrying, simple past and past participle outcried)

  1. (intransitive) To cry out.
    • I think any man who outcries against the power of the government in Germany soon ceases to cry at all, because he is crushed.1919, Debates in the Massachusetts Constitutional Convention, 1917-1918: Volume 1
    Synonyms:
    bay
  2. (transitive) To cry louder than.
    • […] outcrying the clacking of train wheels, the shrill of the whistle […]2003, Melvyn Bragg, Crossing the Lines, page 355

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Questions about outcried

What is outcried the simple past and past participle of?
Outcried is the simple past and past participle of outcry.

Words near outcried in the dictionary

  1. outcreep
  2. outcreeped
  3. outcreeping
  4. outcreeps
  5. outcrept
  6. outcried
  7. outcrier
  8. outcriers
  9. outcries
  10. outcrop
  11. outcropped

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