exclaims

verb

present tense third-person singular of exclaim
as in shouts
to utter with a sudden burst of strong feeling the whole team exclaimed with one voice, "We won!"

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Recent Examples of exclaims Fieri exclaims as Jesser laughs. — Chiara Kim, PEOPLE, 9 June 2026 Lopez exclaims before jumping in place excitedly and pulling Abdalla into a hug. — Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 23 May 2026 Zao exclaims on its Yelp page for the restaurant at The Village. — Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 20 Apr. 2026 Denard exclaims, using an emerging slur against robots and AI. — Neda Ulaby, NPR, 13 Mar. 2026 Radcliffe exclaims in his London accent, walking hurriedly towards Liu and hugging her. — Marcus Thompson Ii, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2026 These belonged to Kim Kardashian, André proudly exclaims. — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 7 Mar. 2026 Espina exclaims, using a variation of his signature catchphrase. — Sam González Kelly, Houston Chronicle, 28 Feb. 2026 Rex, the green dinosaur toy exclaims. — Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 19 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for exclaims
  1. shouts
  2. roars
Verb
  • That video shows three boys scrubbing the floor and walls of a room in the school with rags as Morrison shouts commands and admonishments.
    — Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica, 24 July 2026
  • In the background, an adult voice shouts at the bear, helping to scare the animal off.
    — Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 7 July 2026
Definition of shouts
Verb
  • After being stabbed in the ass by Northmen Roddy the Ruin (Tommy Flanagan), Ulf’s (Tom Bennett) dragon suddenly roars in from above and takes them both out in a giant ball of fire.
    — Matt Minton, Variety, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Carey nailed her first two tumbling passes, drawing roars from her home crowd.
    — Caroline Price, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of roars

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