Exclaim
[ɪk'skleɪm;ek-] or [ɪk'sklem]
Definition
(verb.) 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'.
Typist: Rodger--From WordNet
Definition
(v. t. & i.) 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.
(n.) Outcry; clamor.
Editor: Quentin
Synonyms and Synonymous
v. n. Vociferate, shout, call, cry out, call aloud.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
[See EJACULATE]
Checked by Alfreda
Definition
v.i. to cry out: to utter or speak vehemently.—n. an exclamation outcry.—n. Exclamā′tion vehement utterance: outcry: an uttered expression of surprise and the like: the mark expressing this (!): an interjection.—adjs. Exclam′ative Exclam′atory containing or expressing exclamation.
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Examples
- The long habit of rapid transitions made it easy for her to exclaim to the Duchess: Why, I thought you'd gone back to the Princess! Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- Many will exclaim that these several causes are amply sufficient to neutralise the power of natural selection. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- When once it had been read, there was no doing any thing, but lament and exclaim. Jane Austen. Emma.
- Emma returned her friend's pressure with interest; and was pleased enough to exclaim, You are not vain, Mr. Knightley. Jane Austen. Emma.
- Then would the inferior Barnacles exclaim, obeying orders, 'Hear, Hear, Hear! Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- But the man continuing to exclaim, Down, Evremonde! Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- It was on his lips to exclaim: My poor child--far more harm than anywhere else! Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- George Lamb and Elliston together, after they had listened to a page or two, with one voice exclaimed, Very stupid. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- There was something most startlingly familiar about him, exclaimed Mr. Philander, And yet, bless me, I know I never saw him before. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- And what is more,' exclaimed Young John, surveying him in a doleful maze, 'he appears to mean it! Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- Suddenly she aroused herself and exclaimed, But I'll shake it off. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- Adrian exclaimed that the rudder was gone;--We are lost, cried Clara, Save yourselves--O save yourselves! Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- I exclaimed, as I looked round; for I had never before seen any half so imposing. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- His betrothed looked shocked at the metaphor, and George Dorset exclaimed with a sardonic growl: Poor devil! Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- A universal shriek arose as the russet boots waved wildly from the wreck and a golden head emerged, exclaiming, I told you so! Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- This was no sooner done than the figure arose, exclaiming in good French, Whosoever thou art, it is discourteous in you to disturb my thoughts. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- The pause in the tournament was still uninterrupted, excepting by the voices of the heralds exclaiming--Love of ladies, splintering of lances! Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- Before he could more, a bell rang, and Jo flew up, exclaiming with alarm, Mercy me! Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- Colonel Berkeley looked at his lordship in utter astonishment, exclaiming, My good fellow, what the devil is the matter? Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- She wished to discredit it entirely, repeatedly exclaiming, This must be false! Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
- But I hear some one exclaiming that the concealment of wickedness is often difficult; to which I answer, Nothing great is easy. Plato. The Republic.
- He exclaims, O masters, lords and rulers in all lands How will the future reckon with this man? William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- The palm of Silas Wegg descends with a sounding smack upon the palm of Venus, and Wegg lavishly exclaims, 'Twin in opinion equally with feeling! Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Mrs. Bagnet exclaims. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Mrs. Chadband whispers Mrs. Snagsby, who exclaims, You don't say so! Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
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