What is another word for public outcry?
What is another word for public outcry?
hue and cry | outcry |
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kick | rumpus |
shout | yell |
bellow | shriek |
scream | screech |
What is public outcry mean?
strong expression of anger and disapproval
a strong expression of anger and disapproval about something, made by a group of people or by the public: The release from prison of two of the terrorists has provoked a public outcry. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
What do you mean by shriek?
1 : to utter a sharp shrill sound. 2a : to cry out in a high-pitched voice : screech. b : to suggest such a cry (as by vividness of expression) neon colors shrieked for attention— Calvin Tomkins. transitive verb. 1 : to utter with a shriek shriek an alarm.
What is beam slang for?
Slang. the measure across both hips or buttocks: broad in the beam.
What are beams of light called?
What is another word for beam of light?
light | illumination |
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glare | glint |
beam | shimmer |
effulgence | glimmering |
ray | sparkle |
What does Outcrying mean?
1 : a loud and excited shout. 2 : a strong protest Students raised an outcry against the new rules.
What are outcries?
Definition of ‘outcries’ 1. a widespread or vehement protest. 2. clamour; uproar.
What is piercing cry?
A high-pitched, piercing cry is a shriek. A common response to finding a snake curled in the silverware drawer would be to shriek. You can shriek in fear, surprise, or even shriek with laughter.
Is shrieked an onomatopoeia?
In literature, ‘scream’, ‘squeal’, and ‘shriek’ are a special type of literary device called onomatopoeia, a term used when a word sounds like the noise it describes.
What is vacousness?
See synonyms for: vacuous / vacuousness on Thesaurus.com. adjective. without contents; empty: the vacuous air. lacking in ideas or intelligence: a vacuous mind. expressing or characterized by a lack of ideas or intelligence; inane; stupid: a vacuous book.