hue and cry
public outcry, public protest; loud clamor, shouting and yelling
hue and cry
Noun
1. loud and persistent outcry from many people; "he ignored the clamor of the crowd"
(synonym) clamor, clamoring, clamour, clamouring
(hypernym) cry, outcry, call, yell, shout, vociferation
Hue and Cry
A community fugitive containment strategy of medieval England where a yell went up denouncing the offender and all within earshot took up the chase. - (
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hue and cry
an excited protest or alarm or outcry They raised a big hue and cry when they realized that we had failed to notify the bank about our financial problems.
hue and cry
Synonyms and related words:
Bedlam let loose, Klaxon, Mayday, PR, SOS, air-raid alarm, alarm, alarm bell, alarm clock, alarm signal, alarum, alert, all clear, ballyhoo, beacon, bedlam, blast, blinking light, blurb, bobbery, brawl, bright light, brouhaha, burglar alarm, buzzer, celebrity, charivari, chase, chirm, clamor, clangor, clap, clatter, common knowledge, commotion, crostarie, cry, currency, daylight, din, discord, dogging, donnybrook, drunken brawl, dustup, eclat, exposure, fame, famousness, fiery cross, fire alarm, fire bell, fire flag, five-minute gun, flap, flashing light, fog bell, fog signal, foghorn, follow, follow-up, following, fracas, free-for-all, gaff, gale warning, glare, hell broke loose, hoopla, hooter, horn, howl, hubbub, hullabaloo, hunting, hurricane warning, jangle, lighthouse, limelight, loud noise, maximum dissemination, noise, noise and shouting, note of alarm, notoriety, occulting light, outcry, pandemonium, plug, police whistle, press notice, prosecution, public eye, public knowledge, public relations, public report, publicity, publicity story, publicness, puff, pursuance, pursuing, pursuit, quest, racket, rattle, reclame, report, rhubarb, roar, row, ruckus, ruction, rumble, rumpus, searching, seeking, shadowing, shindy, shivaree, signal of distress, siren, small-craft warning, spotlight, stalking, still alarm, storm cone, storm flag, storm warning, thunder, thunderclap, tintamarre, tocsin, tracking, tracking down, trailing, tumult, two-minute gun, uproar, upside-down flag, vociferation, whistle, write-up
Source: Moby Thesaurus, which is part of the
Moby Project created by Grady Ward. In 1996 Grady Ward placed this thesaurus in the public domain.