agonized cry

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A loud, pained vocal sound expressing extreme suffering.

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Examples (10)

  • A wounded soldier let out an agonized cry on the battlefield.
  • We heard an agonized cry from the woods and immediately called for help.
  • As the verdict was read, an agonized cry escaped her lips.
  • The trapped fox gave an agonized cry as it struggled to free its leg.
  • His agonized cry echoed through the empty hospital corridor.
  • The character in the play's final scene utters a single, agonized cry of despair.
  • I woke up to the sound of my own agonized cry after a terrible nightmare.
  • The creature's agonized cry was a mix of rage and unbearable pain.
  • An agonized cry was the only response he could muster upon seeing the wreckage.
  • The sheer grief in her agonized cry moved everyone in the room to tears.