| hue and cry | |
| —n | |
| 1. | (formerly) the pursuit of a suspected criminal with loud cries in order to raise the alarm |
| 2. | any loud public outcry |
| [C16: from Anglo-French hu et cri, from Old French hue outcry, from huer to shout, from hu! shout of warning + cri | |
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
Any loud clamor or protest intended to incite others to action: “In the 1980s, there was a great hue and cry for educational reform.”