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exclaim Definition

ex·claim (ek sklām′, ik-)

intransitive verb, transitive verb

to cry out; speak or say suddenly and vehemently, as in surprise, anger, etc.

Etymology: Fr exclamer < L exclamare < ex-, out + clamare, to cry, shout: see clamor

exclaim Related Forms

ex·claim′er noun

exclaim Synonyms

exclaim

v.

cry out, call out, ejaculate, blurt, blurt out, burst out, assert, emit, shout, yell, holler, bellow, call aloud, say loudly, vociferate, speak vehemently, rend the air; see also yell.

exclaim Usage Examples

Object

  • quot: To linger with stick vegas types only for squares dialects exclaim quot.
  • i: Often exclaiming, I should have known better ' or 'I should have been able to stop it ' .
  • that: Addressing the spectators the winner could only exclaim That took everything I had to come back.
  • one: That is also true, " exclaimed every one.
  • 'i: In one case He touched a blind man who exclaimed, 'I see men like trees, walking ' ( Mark 8:24 NKJ ).
  • day: The Tailor exclaimed one Day, " I went up to you sic steeple house, & lo!

Modifying Another Word

  • excitedly: She excitedly exclaimed: " I go to every game!
  • aloud: A classical 2005 ap news story top heroine in dire distress invariably exclaims aloud: " Will _no_ one aid me?
  • suddenly: But, " he exclaimed suddenly, " when am I going to make the new laws?
  • invariably: A classical 2005 ap news story top heroine in dire distress invariably exclaims aloud: " Will _no_ one aid me?
  • then: But Rhitta the Giant achieved a most decisive victory, and then exclaimed, " This is my immense field.

Followed by an intransitive particle

out: Several times I found myself exclaiming out loud regarding the several surprises and grittier parts.

Used with why or when

what: They outdid themselves exclaiming what a sure shot I was.

Preposition: in

  • amazement: I'm sure you would, instead, exclaim in amazement, " Man, what happened to you?
  • awe: In 430 BC, when Herodotus exclaimed in awe over the magnificent monuments in Egypt, many of them were already 2500 years old.
  • pain: He exclaimed in pain and threw himself behind the boulder.
  • ecstasy: At last we exclaimed together in mutual ecstasy, " O Love, we thank thee!

Preposition: with

delight: The marquis exclaimed with delight as I devoured one dish after another.