exclamations

plural of exclamation
as in cries
a sudden short emotional utterance the good news was greeted with a chorus of joyous exclamations

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  • Different interjections can send slightly different signals.
    Bob Holmes, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Mar. 2025
  • In English, that task falls largely on interjections.
    Bob Holmes, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Mar. 2025
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“Exclamations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exclamations. Accessed 4 May. 2025.

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