different between outcry vs yowl
outcry
English
Etymology
From Middle English outcry, outcri, outcrye, equivalent to out- +? cry.The verb is from Middle English outcrien.
Pronunciation
Noun
- (UK, US) enPR: out?kr?, IPA(key): /?a?tk?a?/
Verb
- (UK, US) enPR: out-kr??, IPA(key): /a?t?k?a?/
Noun
outcry (plural outcries)
- A loud cry or uproar.
- (figuratively) A strong protest.
- (India, archaic) An auction.
- to send goods to an outcry
Translations
Verb
outcry (third-person singular simple present outcries, present participle outcrying, simple past and past participle outcried)
- (intransitive) To cry out.
- 1919, Debates in the Massachusetts Constitutional Convention, 1917-1918: Volume 1
- 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
- (transitive) To cry louder than.
- 2003, Melvyn Bragg, Crossing the lines (page 355)
- ...outcrying the clacking of train wheels, the shrill of the whistle...
- 2007, Anthony Dalton, Alone Against the Arctic (page 104)
- The dogs added their voices to the din, howling for hours, each trying to outcry the others.
- 2003, Melvyn Bragg, Crossing the lines (page 355)
Anagrams
- cry out
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yowl
English
Etymology
From Middle English yollen, past participle of yellen (“to yell”). More at yell, yollen.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -a?l
Noun
yowl (plural yowls)
- A prolonged, loud cry, like the sound of an animal; a wail; a howl.
Translations
Verb
yowl (third-person singular simple present yowls, present participle yowling, simple past and past participle yowled)
- (intransitive) Utter a yowl.
- (transitive) Express by yowling; utter with a yowl.
Derived terms
- yowler
Translations
Anagrams
- Lowy, owly
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