Word
exclaim
Phoneticsex·claim
US/ɪkˈskɫeɪm/
UK/ɛksklˈeɪm/
Definition
v. to say something suddenly and loudly because you are very happy, surprised, or angry.
v. to utter a statement suddenly and loudly, typically as a result of strong emotion such as surprise, joy, or distress.
Examples
“She exclaimed with joy when she saw her friend.”
“The crowd began to exclaim loudly as the team scored the winning goal in the final minute.”
“The witness was so shocked by the evidence presented that he could only manage to exclaim, 'This is impossible!' before collapsing into silence.”
Examples
simple
“She exclaimed with joy when she saw her friend.”
contextual
“The crowd began to exclaim loudly as the team scored the winning goal in the final minute.”
complex
“The witness was so shocked by the evidence presented that he could only manage to exclaim, 'This is impossible!' before collapsing into silence.”
Real-World Examples
“Her mother has kept a note of how, at three, when she heard her neighbour was killing ants she exclaimed, “Don’t kill ants!” “It's starting!"
"How wonderful," exclaimed a woman in the crowd.” Etymology
From Middle French exclamer, from Latin exclāmō, exclāmāre (“call out”), from ex- + clāmō (“to call”).
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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