exclaim

4 definitions found

exclaim - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Exclaim \Ex*claim"\, n.
     Outcry; clamor. [Archaic]
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           Cursing cries and deep exclaims.         --Shak.
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  Exclaim \Ex*claim"\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Exclaimed; p.
     pr. & vb. n. Exclaiming.] [L. exclamare, exclamatum; ex +
     clamare to cry out; cf. OF. exclamer. See Clam.]
     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.
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exclaim - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  exclaim
      v 1: 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" [syn:
           exclaim, cry, cry out, outcry, call out, shout]
      2: state or announce; "`I am not a Communist,' he exclaimed";
         "The King will proclaim an amnesty" [syn: proclaim,
         exclaim, promulgate]

exclaim - Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :

  83 Moby Thesaurus words for "exclaim":
     allude to, bark, bawl, bellow, blare, blat, blubber, blurt,
     blurt out, bolt, boom, bray, breathe, burst out, buzz, cackle,
     call attention to, call out, chant, chirp, comment, coo, crow,
     cry out, declare, drawl, ejaculate, flute, gasp, growl, grunt,
     hiss, holler, interject, keen, let drop, let fall, lilt,
     make reference to, mention, mumble, murmur, muse, mutter, note,
     observe, opine, pant, pipe, proclaim, refer to, reflect, remark,
     roar, rumble, scream, screech, shout, shriek, sibilate, sigh, sing,
     snap, snarl, snort, sob, speak, squall, squawk, squeal, thunder,
     trumpet, twang, utter, vociferate, wail, warble, whine, whisper,
     yap, yawp, yell, yelp