'Exclaim' definitions:
Definition of 'exclaim'
(from WordNet)
verb
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: exclaim, cry, cry out, outcry, call out, shout]
verb
State or announce; "`I am not a Communist,' he exclaimed"; "The King will proclaim an amnesty" [syn: proclaim, exclaim, promulgate]
Definition of 'Exclaim'
From: 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]
Definition of 'Exclaim'
From: GCIDE
- Exclaim \Ex*claim"\, n. Outcry; clamor. [Archaic] [1913 Webster]
- Cursing cries and deep exclaims. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'exclaim'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- 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