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exclaim
| exclaimer
| exclaiming
| exclamation
| exclamation mark
| exclamation point
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WORDNET DICTIONARY
Verb exclaim has 2 senses
- exclaim(v = verb.communication) call out, cry, cry out, outcry, shout - utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy; "`I won!' he exclaimed"; "`Help!' she cried"; "`I'm here,' the mother shouted when she saw her child looking lost" is one way to express, give tongue to, utter, verbalise, verbalize
- exclaim(v = verb.communication) proclaim, promulgate - state or announce; "`I am not a Communist,' he exclaimed"; "The King will proclaim an amnesty" is one way to declare
Derived forms noun exclaiming1, noun exclamation1, adjective exclamatory1
Sample sentence:
They exclaim that there was a traffic accident
Derived forms noun exclamation3, adjective exclamatory1
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
CIDE DICTIONARY
exclaim, v. t. & i. [L. exclamare, exclamatum; ex + clamare to cry out; cf. OF. exclamer. See Clam.].
To cry out from earnestness or passion; to utter with vehemence; to call out or declare loudly; to protest vehemently; to vociferate; to shout; as, to exclaim against oppression with wonder or astonishment; “The field is won!” he exclaimed. [1913 Webster]
exclaim, n.
Outcry; clamor. [1913 Webster]
"Cursing cries and deep exclaims."
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OXFORD DICTIONARY
exclaim, v.
1 intr. cry out suddenly, esp. in anger, surprise, pain, etc.
2 tr. (foll. by that) utter by exclaiming.
1 intr. cry out suddenly, esp. in anger, surprise, pain, etc.
2 tr. (foll. by that) utter by exclaiming.
Etymology
F exclamer or L exclamare (as EX-(1): cf. CLAIM)
THESAURUS
exclaim
allude to, bark, bawl, bellow, blare, blat, blubber, blurt, blurt out, bolt, boom, bray, breathe, burst out, buzz, cackle, call attention to, call out, chant, chirp, comment, coo, crow, cry out, declare, drawl, ejaculate, flute, gasp, growl, grunt, hiss, holler, interject, keen, let drop, let fall, lilt, make reference to, mention, mumble, murmur, muse, mutter, note, observe, opine, pant, pipe, proclaim, refer to, reflect, remark, roar, rumble, scream, screech, shout, shriek, sibilate, sigh, sing, snap, snarl, snort, sob, speak, squall, squawk, squeal, thunder, trumpet, twang, utter, vociferate, wail, warble, whine, whisper, yap, yawp, yell, yelpROGET THESAURUS
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Cry
VB cry, roar, shout, bawl, brawl, halloo, halloa, hoop, whoop, yell, bellow, howl, scream, screech, screak, shriek, shrill, squeak, squeal, squall, whine, pule, pipe, yaup, cheer, hoot, grumble, moan, groan, snore, snort, grunt, vociferate, raise up the voice, lift up the voice, call out, sing out, cry out, exclaim, rend the air, thunder at the top of one's voice, shout at the top of one's voice, shout at the pitch of one's breath, thunder at the pitch of one's breath, s'_egosiller, strain the throat, strain the voice, strain the lungs, give a cry.
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