exclaim

verb

ex·claim | \ ik-ˈsklām

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exclaimed; exclaiming; exclaims

Definition of exclaim

intransitive verb

1 : to cry out or speak in strong or sudden emotion exclaimed in delight

2 : to speak loudly or vehemently exclaimed against immorality

transitive verb

: to utter sharply, passionately, or vehemently : proclaim

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Examples of exclaim in a Sentence

“Here he comes!” someone exclaimed. She exclaimed in delight over the Christmas tree. The children exclaimed with wonder when they saw the elephant.

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Mingi, with spurts of energy, often exclaims this phrase. — Devon Abelman, Allure, "How Bold Beauty Choices Set Rookie Group Ateez Apart in the K-Pop World," 17 Apr. 2019 Crippen exclaimed as the coast at Big Sur came into his view at 10:11 a.m. PST. — sandiegouniontribune.com, "April 15, 1981: Landing the First Shuttle Mission," 15 Apr. 2018 Almereyda exclaims when the filmmaker materializes, an unlit cheroot in his mouth. — New York Times, "Review: A Godard Film About Making Movies Arrives in New York," 12 July 2018 People exclaimed and stood up and wrote on the whiteboard and talked at once. — Jacqueline Detwiler, Popular Mechanics, "Inside the Jet Propulsion Laboratory: NASA's Crazy, Kooky, Legendary Research Facility," 3 Nov. 2016 The officers exclaimed that the man had a gun, according to a lawsuit from Hill's family, and so the 30-year-old closed his door. — Josh Magness, miamiherald, "'Are y'all serious?' Jury gives 4 cents to family of black man killed by Florida cop," 1 June 2018 In Denmark, where celebrating the Fourth of July has become an annual event, more than 8,000 revelers gathered, even though the main speaker, Premier Hilmar Baunsgaard, exclaimed that the Danish government did not agree with U.S. policy in Vietnam. — Marissa Vonesh, Smithsonian, "How the Fourth of July Was Celebrated (and Protested) in 1968," 3 July 2018 Colbert exclaimed in reaction to the incorrect headline. — Erin Jensen, USA TODAY, "Stephen Colbert apologizes to Trump, says 'CNN lies' after mistaking his show for 'SNL'," 30 Mar. 2018 Trump exclaimed, citing text messages between the FBI officials Peter Strzok and Lisa Page. — Jeremy Herb, CNN, "From Reddit to Trump: How the President latched onto a conspiracy theory," 6 June 2018

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