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Hue and cry Moderate

Hue and cry has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

loud and persistent outcry from many people

"he ignored the clamor of the crowd"

2

The public pursuit of a criminal, accompanied by shouts to warn others to give chase.

See Also
shout persistent demand loud hot trod criminal clamour give chase
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
cry
Rhyming Words
cry scry decry becry outcry warcry descry comicry mimicry tin cry far cry war cry forecry may cry undercry catchcry loud cry might cry catch cry parrot cry
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