cry out for

Meaning

1. cry out for sth

   to need sth very much

   The company is crying out for fresh new talent.

In the movies · 19

• "I want to cry out for help, but...Mysterious Skin2005
• The lost fairies cry out!Frozen II2019
• cried out for help.The Boondock Saints1999
• Cry out, "Mercy."Braveheart1995
• playmates claim he cried out...'Twelve Monkeys1995
• As they were about to chop her, she cried out to me.Hotel Rwanda2004
• Those poor young blokes had cried out in fear.The King's Speech2010
• - Aren't you gonna cry out for help? - Would it do any good?The Whole Nine Yards2000

From the same entry

• cry foul
• cry over spilt milk
• cry wolf
• for crying out loud
• laugh till you cry
• not know whether to laugh or cry
• a shoulder to cry on
• cry off
• cry out
• cry out out
• in full cry
• a far cry from