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Webster 1913 Edition
Exclaim
Ex-claim′
,Verb.
T.
& I.
[
imp. & p. p.
Exclaimed
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Exclaiming
.] 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
Ex-claim′
,Noun.
Outcry; clamor.
[Archaic]
Cursing cries and deep
exclaims
. Shakespeare
Webster 1828 Edition
Exclaim
EXCLA'IM
,Verb.
I.
1.
To utter the voice with vehemence; to cry out; to make a loud outcry in words; as, to exclaim against oppression; to exclaim with wonder or astonishment; to exclaim with joy.2.
To declare with loud vociferation.That thus you do exclaim you'll go with him.
Definition 2024
exclaim
exclaim
English
Alternative forms
- exclame [16th-17th c.]
Verb
exclaim (third-person singular simple present exclaims, present participle exclaiming, simple past and past participle exclaimed)
- (intransitive) To cry out suddenly, from some strong emotion.
- 1907, Robert W[illiam] Chambers, “chapter IX”, in The Younger Set (Project Gutenberg; EBook #14852), New York, N.Y.: A. L. Burt Company, published 1 February 2005 (Project Gutenberg version), OCLC 4241346:
- “Heavens!” exclaimed Nina, “the blue-stocking and the fogy!—and yours are pale blue, Eileen!—you’re about as self-conscious as Drina—slumping there with your hair tumbling à la Mérode! Oh, it's very picturesque, of course, but a straight spine and good grooming is better. […]”
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Synonyms
- See also Wikisaurus:shout
Translations
to cry out
Noun
exclaim (plural exclaims)
- (obsolete) Exclamation; outcry, clamor.
- 1635, John Donne, "His parting form her":
- Oh fortune, thou'rt not worth my least exclame [...].
- 1635, John Donne, "His parting form her":