Meanings
How to pronounce "cry for help":
AU
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see cry, for, help.
Example: "We heard the drowning woman's cries for help and ran to assist."
Acting out as a means of displaying a subconscious desire for attention or help.
Example: "In her second year at the school Alexis stopped doing her homework and would often scribble on walls. Her teachers wondered whether this was a cry for help, or if she was simply misbehaving."
Example Sentences
1
She didn't want to burden anyone, so she kept her cry for help to herself.
2
When she sent him a long, emotional text message in the middle of the night, he immediately recognized it as a cry for help.
3
The desperate look in his eyes was a clear cry for help.
4
Her constant attention-seeking behavior was often interpreted as a cry for help.
5
He couldn't ignore her cry for help and immediately called the emergency services.
