Exclaim

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Exclaim \Ex*claim"\, n.
     Outcry; clamor. [Archaic]
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           Cursing cries and deep exclaims.         --Shak.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Exclaim \Ex*claim"\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Exclaimed}; p.
     pr. & vb. n. {Exclaiming}.] [L. exclamare, exclamatum; ex +
     clamare to cry out; cf. OF. exclamer. See {Clam}.]
     To cry out from earnestness or passion; to utter with
     vehemence; to call out or declare loudly; to protest
     vehemently; to vociferate; to shout; as, to exclaim against
     oppression with wonder or astonishment; "The field is won!"
     he exclaimed.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  exclaim
       v 1: utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy; "`I won!'
            he exclaimed"; "`Help!' she cried"; "`I'm here,' the
            mother shouted when she saw her child looking lost"
            [syn: {cry}, {cry out}, {outcry}, {call out}, {shout}]
       2: state or announce; "`I am not a Communist,' " he exclaimed;
          "The King will proclaim an amnesty" [syn: {proclaim}, {promulgate}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  83 Moby Thesaurus words for "exclaim":
     allude to, bark, bawl, bellow, blare, blat, blubber, blurt,
     blurt out, bolt, boom, bray, breathe, burst out, buzz, cackle,
     call attention to, call out, chant, chirp, comment, coo, crow,
     cry out, declare, drawl, ejaculate, flute, gasp, growl, grunt,
     hiss, holler, interject, keen, let drop, let fall, lilt,
     make reference to, mention, mumble, murmur, muse, mutter, note,
     observe, opine, pant, pipe, proclaim, refer to, reflect, remark,
     roar, rumble, scream, screech, shout, shriek, sibilate, sigh, sing,
     snap, snarl, snort, sob, speak, squall, squawk, squeal, thunder,
     trumpet, twang, utter, vociferate, wail, warble, whine, whisper,
     yap, yawp, yell, yelp