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crying (out)

verb

Definition of crying (out)

present participle of cry (out)

as in exclaiming

to utter with a sudden burst of strong feeling "I can't stand it!" he cried out

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Lyra donned her purple-and-pink mask, exclaiming at the colorful angelfish darting between her legs.

— Brianna Randall, Forbes.com, 30 May 2026
On a street by the harbor, crowds of people were squinting into the distance, exclaiming every time the whale exhaled.

— Jessica Camille Aguirre, New Yorker, 2 May 2026

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After most of the sellout crowd filed out Wednesday, one solitary Sox fan stood at his seat under the press box, shouting obscenities about the Guardians and the city of Cleveland.

— Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 9 Oct. 2026
News of their separation had been made public earlier this year when LaBeouf was arrested in New Orleans for two charges of simple battery where he was eventually given probation despite allegedly also harassing locals and shouting homophobic slurs.

— Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 7 Oct. 2026

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