Definitions for cry wolf
cry wolf

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1. cry wolfverb

   To raise a false alarm; to constantly warn others about an imagined threat, thereby failing to get assistance when a real threat appears.

2. Etymology: From the fable The Boy Who Cried Wolf, where a little boy amuses himself by crying "wolf" to see the panic he causes in the community, but consequently does not get help when a real wolf appears.

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1. Cry Wolf

   Cry Wolf is a song by Norwegian band A-ha. It was the second single from their 1986 Scoundrel Days album. The lyrics "Night I left the city I dreamt of a Wolf..." are credited to Lauren Savoy, who got later married to the band's guitarist Paul Waaktaar-Savoy. It was the most successful single from the Scoundrel Days album in the U. S., where it peaked at #14 on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play charts and went to #50 on the Billboard Hot 100, though it would be the band's last entry on that chart. The single reached the Top 40 in various other countries, including Top 5 chartings in the UK, Poland and Ireland, and #2 in Norway. It was certified Silver in the UK on 1 January 1987.

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1. Cry Wolf

   Cry Wolf a 2005 American horror/slasher murder mystery directed by Jeff Wadlow after he won $1,000,000 at the 2002 Chrysler Million Dollar Film Festival.

How to pronounce cry wolf?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of cry wolf in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of cry wolf in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of cry wolf in a Sentence

1. Bill Fitzpatrick:

   While that will certainly curtail demand, I wouldn't expect to see heavy easing in terms of prices, just because there's very little excess capacity in the marketplace to absorb any additional demand, people cry wolf on oil prices.

2. Tom Kloza:

   People cry wolf on oil prices, this year, I think the wolf is at the door for diesel.

3. Peter Tuz:

   It's kind of the cry-wolf syndrome, i think people fear the tariffs and the uncertainty about it, but think, 'OK, this is just another negotiating point.'.

References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Cry_Wolf
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cry_Wolf
3. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=cry wolf