let out

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   to make a sound escape from the mouth

   Phrasal verb · Separable

   let something out / let out something

   Usage: Here the object is a sound produced, such as a cry or sigh; put a pronoun before out.

   She let out a startled cry when the balloon burst.

   Sources and attribution

   OpenAI Codex authors; independent AI editorial review recorded in the corpus review archive. — Original project editorial material; cleared for The Missing Workbook

   • The Missing Workbook: original construction review

   She let out a startled cry when the balloon burst.

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