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Synonyms for calls out


Grammar : Verb
Spell : kawl
Phonetic Transcription : kɔl

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Définition of calls out

Origin :
  • early 14c., from call (v.). Sense of "a short formal visit" is from 1862.
  • As in page : verb call for over communications system
  • As in shout : verb cry out loudly
  • As in take on : verb challenge, oppose
  • As in blurt : verb utter suddenly
  • As in throw down the gauntlet : verb invite to do battle
  • As in challenge : verb dispute, question
  • As in exclaim : verb shout out
Example sentences :
  • Then he calls out to me from the dark, 'Shut that dog up in the chart-room, Mr. Jones—will you?'
  • Extract from : « Lord Jim » by Joseph Conrad
  • When he wishes the helm to be put to the right, he calls out Starboard!
  • Extract from : « Rollo on the Atlantic » by Jacob Abbott
  • Hiiaka calls out, demanding that the plank be restored to its place.
  • Extract from : « Unwritten Literature of Hawaii » by Nathaniel Bright Emerson
  • The infant, on his side, in random and non-specific ways, calls out to her.
  • Extract from : « Herein is Love » by Reuel L. Howe
  • He waves his arm in the air, and calls out in a tone of defiance and of hate.
  • Extract from : « The Young Duke » by Benjamin Disraeli
  • My new driver now appears and calls out "The troika is ready."
  • Extract from : « From Pole to Pole » by Sven Anders Hedin
  • If the white side is up when the disk has alighted, he calls out "Day."
  • Extract from : « Games and Play for School Morale » by Various
  • He then calls out, "In the Pond," the players jumping into the Pond.
  • Extract from : « Games and Play for School Morale » by Various
  • He scowls round at her, as she calls out loudly, "Hirsch, Hirsch!"
  • Extract from : « The Christmas Books » by William Makepeace Thackeray
  • Come on now,' he calls out to 'em; 'everybody in a procession an' sing!'
  • Extract from : « Friendship Village » by Zona Gale

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