Synonyms for calling out
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : kawl |
| Phonetic Transcription : kɔl |
Top 10 synonyms for calling out Other synonyms for the word calling out
- accost
- announce
- arouse
- ask for trouble
- babble
- bawl
- bay
- beard
- bellow
- betray
- blab
- brave
- buck
- burst out
- burst out with
- call
- call aloud
- call out
- call the name of
- challenge
- come out with
- confront
- contest
- cross
- cross swards
- cry
- cry out
- dare
- declare
- defy
- denounce
- disclose
- dispute
- divulge
- do something about it
- ejaculate
- emit
- exact
- face down
- face off
- face the music
- figure
- fly in the face of
- give away
- go eyeball to eyeball with
- go one on one with
- go toe to toe with
- go up against
- hang in
- holler
- hunt for
- impeach
- impose
- impugn
- inquire
- insist upon
- investigate
- invite competition
- invite to debate
- jabber
- knock the chip off one's shoulder
- leak
- let on
- let out
- let slip
- let the cat ouf of the bag
- make a point of
- make a stand
- meet face to face
- object to
- preconize
- proclaim
- provoke
- query
- question
- raise voice
- reclaim
- rend the air
- require
- reveal
- roar
- run off at the mouth
- say loudly
- scream
- screech
- search out
- seek
- send for
- shout
- shriek
- spill the beans
- spout
- squall
- squawk
- stand up to
- start something
- state
- stick it out
- stimulate
- summon
- tax
- test
- throw down the gauntlet
- try
- utter
- vindicate
- vociferate
- whoop
- yammer
- yap
- yawp
- yell
Définition of calling 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
- Presently there was a knock at my door, and on my calling out "Come in!"
- Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt
- Calling out weakly, and stumbling about the pen, he found Agnes.
- Extract from : « The Pygmy Planet » by John Stewart Williamson
- Gaspare lifted his switch and gave Tito a tap, calling out "Ah!"
- Extract from : « The Call of the Blood » by Robert Smythe Hichens
- She saw that it was he, and, calling out his name, ran back into the shadow of the trees.
- Extract from : « Beyond » by John Galsworthy
- As I've got a sore throat, you can do the calling out for me, so like that you'll earn your grub.
- Extract from : « Nobody's Girl » by Hector Malot
- It seemed to me that they were calling out to me, "Come over here to us, boy."
- Extract from : « Jewish Children » by Sholem Naumovich Rabinovich
- The Baron was at the window, calling out and beckoning with vigour.
- Extract from : « The Dragon of Wantley » by Owen Wister
- I will telegraph you in the morning about calling out the militia.
- Extract from : « The Papers And Writings Of Abraham Lincoln, Volume Six » by Abraham Lincoln
- Some drew pistols and knives, calling out to me to lead them on.
- Extract from : « The War Trail » by Mayne Reid
- He talked darkly of "calling out" one of his wife's admirers.
- Extract from : « The Magnificent Montez » by Horace Wyndham
Antonyms for calling out
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