a warning cry
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A shout to alert someone of danger.
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Examples (10)
- The lookout bird let out a sharp warning cry as the eagle approached.
- A sudden warning cry echoed through the canyon just before the rockslide.
- We heard a warning cry from the guide, telling us to step back from the cliff edge.
- The scientist's report was a stark warning cry about the dangers of climate change.
- The sentry on the castle wall raised a warning cry when he spotted the approaching army.
- He shouted a warning cry to the children as the car sped around the corner.
- In the silence of the forest, the snap of a twig was followed by an animal's warning cry.
- I barely had time to utter a warning cry before the wave crashed over the deck.
- Despite the lookout's repeated warning cry, the ship sailed directly into the storm.
- The monkey's warning cry sent the entire troop scrambling for the safety of the treetops.