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Exclaim

Exclaim Meaning & Definition
Exclaim Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Exclaim?

[v] 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"
[v] state or announce; "`I am not a Communist,' " he exclaimed; "The King will proclaim an amnesty"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Exclaim: call out | cry | cry out | outcry | proclaim | promulgate | shout

Related Terms | Find terms related to 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 | yelp

See Also | clarion | declare | express | gee | give tongue to | trumpet | utter | verbalise | verbalize

Exclaim In Webster's Dictionary

\Ex*claim"\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Exclaimed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Exclaiming}.] [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.
\Ex*claim"\, n. Outcry; clamor. [Archaic] Cursing cries and deep exclaims. --Shak.

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