Exclaiming

2 definitions found

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.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  exclaiming
       n : an abrupt excited utterance; "she gave an exclamation of
           delight"; "there was much exclaiming over it" [syn: {exclamation}]