as in cry
a sudden short emotional utterance a chorus of angry interjections greeted the announcement that our flight would be delayed

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Recent Examples of interjection Neither leader appeared frustrated, and there were no remarks or interjections from any of the other officials in the room. Jesus Mesa gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Aug. 2025 Scoffs could be heard at points on both sides and multiple audience members made loud, sometimes profane interjections at various assertions from Walton, Kennedy and Suarez. Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 14 Aug. 2025 Either ignoring or not hearing the interjection from his brother, Lawrence continued his critique. Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 28 July 2025 But in recent times, the unity of the Clan has shown through more clearly, and that was on full display at the Garden, with camaraderie and love the themes, both explicitly from RZA’s interjections and implicitly from the support each member showed each other. Dan Rys, Billboard, 17 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for interjection
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Noun
  • There’s going to be a lot of oohs and aahs and cries and laughs and love.
    Kirsten Chuba, HollywoodReporter, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Women from the village, who were down washing clothes in the river, heard the cries and rallied the community to help, Dumasá said.
    Daniel Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 5 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Do people still shout that word as an exclamation of triumph?
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2025
  • That wide-eyed exclamation has been Reeves’s official trademark ever since, and its eternal adolescent naïveté has kept him from being properly judged on the merits of his work.
    Tim Grierson, Vulture, 18 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Sounds of loud trilling shouts after silent hunts, and singing.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Up ahead, two men argued, their shouts and curses drowning out the hum of a helicopter that circled in the distance.
    Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Before ejaculation, mammalian sperm remain in a low-energy state.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Health professionals sometimes also prescribe SSRIs for off-label use including to help with binge eating disorder, fibromyalgia, premature ejaculation and vasomotor symptoms associated with menopause.
    Hannah Yasharoff, USA Today, 6 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • For KATSEYE‘s Megan, that revelation arrived not during the live reveal or from celebratory screams, but in the glow of KATSEYE’s group chat.
    Jeff Benjamin, Billboard, 8 Nov. 2025
  • The teenage girl riding behind Chris and Cassie Evins on the Mamba let out a dramatic scream as the roller coaster zipped down the track last month.
    Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 7 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Led by blaring ‘80s synthesizers and a pounding beat, the song features a distorted lead vocal from D’Angelo, who accompanies himself on multitracked backing vocals with the occasional soul shriek thrown in for good measure.
    Jem Aswad, Variety, 15 Oct. 2025
  • After the shrieks stop, the clip shows the substantial crack Denny left behind.
    Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025

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“Interjection.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interjection. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.

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