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English verb: cry out for

1. cry out for (stative) need badly or desperately


SamplesThis question cries out for an answer.


Synonymscry for


Pattern of useSomething ----s something


Broader (hypernym)ask, call for, demand, involve, necessitate, need, postulate, require, take









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