exclamations

noun

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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Recent Examples of exclamations Bernardo Silva, possibly Guardiola’s favourite ever player according to some close to him, is still known as ‘Bernardiki’ around the dressing room, even among new players, because that is what Guardiola called him two years ago, during one of his regularly strange training-session exclamations. — Sam Lee, New York Times, 25 May 2026 The deck is silent but for the clicking of cameras and the low buzz of exclamations as a new set of lights appear. — Heather Greenwood Davis, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Apr. 2026 Their callouts vacillated from descriptions riddled with scientific jargon to exclamations of awe and joy. — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 9 Apr. 2026 His statement, which horrified Americans and those watching abroad, followed days of similar exclamations, including multiple threats to destroy power plants and bridges in Iran. — Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 8 Apr. 2026 Listeners replied with claps and exclamations of eager agreement. — Madeline King, Chicago Tribune, 18 Jan. 2026 His popularity in other corners was evident in an October appearance on The View, in which cohost Whoopi Goldberg had to reprimand the audience for shouting out too many supportive exclamations. — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Jan. 2026 Chung has rabbits, including Junie, a mini rex, the softest breed of rabbit, whose pillowy, ultra-silky fur draws exclamations of amazed delight from those who touch her. — Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 24 Dec. 2025 Crucially, the minutes leading up to those exclamations were not business as usual. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 19 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for exclamations
  1. cries
  2. shouts
  3. interjections
  4. screams
  5. ejaculations
Noun
  • Suskind, a cochlear implant surgeon and professor of surgery and pediatrics at the University of Chicago, says for years the waiting room in her practice would be a cacophony of baby cries and toddler screeches.
    — Eileen Finan, PEOPLE, 14 July 2026
  • Lost in all their cries is that many soccer experts believe that Balogun’s move did not merit a red card.
    — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 6 July 2026
Definition of cries
Noun
  • On the side of the highway, the night is a cacophony of blaring horns and the shouts of drunken men.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 July 2026
  • There were possible penalty shouts, hard tackles that were not whistled for fouls, soft calls on Egypt that were ignored when similar plays were made by Argentina.
    — Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 7 July 2026
Definition of shouts
Noun
  • But Weitz’s scratches of synth and interjections of hurdy-gurdy—the instrument at the heart of his solo debut—complicate the surface-level beauty.
    — Ethan Beck, Pitchfork, 12 May 2026
  • Two people were arrested for disrupting the meeting with anti-CoreCivic interjections.
    — Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 10 Mar. 2026
Definition of interjections
Noun
  • Two soldiers who initially seemed kind took her into the jungle, held her at gunpoint and raped her while holding her mouth shut to stifle her screams.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 July 2026
  • Bernthal screams, pointing down at the vomit (which is thankfully off-screen for the rest of us).
    — Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 23 July 2026
Definition of screams
Noun
  • Millions of sperm can remain in the tubes, typically requiring about 20 to 30 ejaculations to clear.
    — Miriam Fauzia, Dallas Morning News, 20 Mar. 2026
  • After all, science says regular ejaculations are healthy.
    — Mikelle Street, Them., 19 Aug. 2025
Definition of ejaculations

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