 exclaim |
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| 1. | [ verb ] utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy | |
| Synonyms: | call_out cry cry_out shout outcry | |
| Examples: | "`I won!'" he exclaimed" "`Help!' she cried" "`I'm here,' the mother shouted when she saw her child looking lost" |
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| Related terms: | express gee shout call_out exclamation | |
| 2. | [ verb ] state or announce | |
| Synonyms: | proclaim promulgate | |
| Examples: | `I am not a Communist,' he exclaimed "The King will proclaim an amnesty" |
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| Related terms: | declare declare trumpet declare clarion promulgation ecphonesis proclamation | |
| Similar spelling: |
exclaiming Exline |
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