exclaim

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.

Recent Examples on the Web At one point a player exclaims at his character doing a backflip in response to motion from the device. — Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, "Wii Fit redux: Nintendo shows mysterious exercise ring for the Switch," 5 Sep. 2019 Neumann joyfully exclaims, inching back to his beater Corolla. — Rick Paulas, SFChronicle.com, "Defender of the homeless remains committed, and angry," 12 June 2019 Back in 2018, another Twitter user exclaimed that the two actors looked alike. — Amanda Garrity, Good Housekeeping, "Is Anthony Michael Hall in ‘Yellowstone’? Paramount Network Reveals the Actor Who Really Plays Teal Beck," 21 July 2019 Greedy Williams exclaimed shortly after being drafted that the Browns were headed to the Super Bowl. — Scott Patsko, cleveland.com, "Cleveland Browns 2019: What are your expectations for this season? (poll)," 12 June 2019 Amid the cacophony, Kraft heard the Apollo program’s most capable astronaut, Gus Grissom, exclaim a single word. — Eric Berger, Ars Technica, "The Greatest Leap, part 1: How the Apollo fire propelled NASA to the Moon," 16 July 2019 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

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12 Oct 2019

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The first known use of exclaim was in 1566

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