Ejaculation
[ɪ,dʒækjʊ'leɪʃ(ə)n] or [ɪ'dʒækjʊ'leʃən]
Definition
(noun.) an abrupt emphatic exclamation expressing emotion.
(noun.) the discharge of semen in males.
Editor: Pedro--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) The act of throwing or darting out with a sudden force and rapid flight.
(n.) The uttering of a short, sudden exclamation or prayer, or the exclamation or prayer uttered.
(n.) The act of ejecting or suddenly throwing, as a fluid from a duct.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Exclamation, ECPHONESIS, brief and sudden utterance.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Exclamation, utterance, cry
ANT:Obmutescence, silence, speechlessness, dumbfoundedness, oration, speech, drawl
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Examples
- Tom was weeping, also, and occasionally uttering a smothered ejaculation. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- Finally, he sprang down with an ejaculation of satisfaction. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- Caroline repeated the ejaculation--not in so steady a tone. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- He glanced at it, and then, with an ejaculation of disgust, threw it on the floor. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- Mrs. Sparsit uttered a gentle ejaculation, as having received a moral shock. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
- I tried to draw my companion's attention to them; but he gave a little ejaculation of impatience, and continued to stare into the street. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- Holmes gave an ejaculation of impatience. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- The ejaculation in Emma's ear expressed, Ah! Jane Austen. Emma.
- Mrs Flintwinch muttered some ejaculation to this effect, and turned giddy. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- This time Georgiana accompanied her ejaculations with taps of her feet upon the floor, and was altogether in quite a desperate condition. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- However, as soon as he could be heard through Mr. Smallweed's coughing and his vicious ejaculations of Oh, my bones! Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- A cry broke it--a sound of surprise, followed by the sound of a kiss; ejaculations, but half articulate, succeeded. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- These pious ejaculations Miss Podsnap uttered with her eyes closed, and her head leaning back against the wall. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- And with sundry ejaculations of 'Come now, there's a dear--drink a little of this--it'll do you good--don't give way so--there's a love,' etc. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
Typist: Rebecca