crying havoc

A form of cry havoc — To shout out 'Havoc!'; that is, to give an army the order to plunder.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of cry havoc
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crying havoc. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crying%20havoc

MLA

“crying havoc.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crying%20havoc. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “crying havoc,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crying%20havoc.

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