to cry out; speak or say suddenly and vehemently, as in surprise, anger, etc.
Origin of exclaim
French exclamer from Classical Latin exclamare from ex-, out + clamare, to cry, shout: see clamor
This girl exclaims over her toy.
To exclaim is defined as to cry out or speak suddenly.
An example of to exclaim is a child saying "mine" when another child tries to take their toy.
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exclaim
verb
ex·claimed, ex·claim·ing, ex·claimsverb
intransitiveTo cry out suddenly or vehemently, as from surprise or emotion: The children exclaimed with excitement.
verb
transitiveTo express or utter (something) suddenly or vehemently: exclaimed her surprise.
Origin of exclaim
French exclamer from Latin exclāmāre ex- ex- clāmāre to call ; see kelə-2 in Indo-European roots.Related Forms:
- ex·claim′er
noun
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Verb
(third-person singular simple present exclaims, present participle exclaiming, simple past and past participle exclaimed)
- (intransitive) To cry out suddenly, from some strong emotion.
Origin
From Middle French exclamer, from Latin exclāmāre (“call out”), from ex- + clāmāre (“to call”).
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Sentence Examples
- Looking around he would exclaim "By George!"
- As she passed, they would stop her and exclaim "Gee Your Hair Smells Terrific!"
Words near exclaim in the dictionary
- exclaim
- exclaimed
- exclaimer
- exclaimers