Meaning of EXCLAIM
| Pronunciation: | | ik'skleym
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- [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"
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EXCLAIM is a 7 letter word that starts with E. |
| | Synonyms: | | call out, cry, cry out, outcry, proclaim, promulgate, shout |
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| | See Also: | | clarion, declare, express, gee, give tongue to, trumpet, utter, verbalise, verbalize | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\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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