exclaim
11exclaim */ — UK [ɪkˈskleɪm] / US verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms exclaim : present tense I/you/we/they exclaim he/she/it exclaims present participle exclaiming past tense exclaimed past participle exclaimed to say something suddenly and loudly,… …
12exclaim — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. cry out, shout, ejaculate, clamor, vociferate; exclaim or inveigh against, denounce, condemn. See cry, speech, disapprobation. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. cry out, call out, ejaculate, blurt, blurt out,… …
13exclaim — [[t]ɪkskle͟ɪm[/t]] exclaims, exclaiming, exclaimed VERB Writers sometimes use exclaim to show that someone is speaking suddenly, loudly, or emphatically, often because they are excited, shocked, or angry. [V with quote] He went back to the lab ,… …
14exclaim against — index censure, denounce (condemn), disapprove (condemn), expostulate, inveigh, protest Burton …
15exclaim — verb Etymology: Middle French exclamer, from Latin exclamare, from ex + clamare to cry out more at claim Date: 1566 intransitive verb 1. to cry out or speak in strong or sudden emotion < exclaimed in delight > 2. to speak loudly or vehemently < …
16exclaim — exclaimer, n. /ik sklaym /, v.i. 1. to cry out or speak suddenly and vehemently, as in surprise, strong emotion, or protest. v.t. 2. to cry out; say loudly or vehemently. [1560 70; earlier exclame < L exclamare to cry out. See EX 1, CLAIM] Syn. 1 …
17exclaim — verb /ɛkˈskleɪm,ɪkˈskleɪm/ To cry out suddenly, from some strong emotion …
18exclaim — verb ADVERB ▪ loudly, softly ▪ angrily, indignantly ▪ excitedly, happily ▪ triumphantly …
19exclaim — Synonyms and related words: 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,… …
20exclaim — v. (formal) (L) he exclaimed that he was innocent * * * [ɪk skleɪm] (formal) (L) he exclaimed that he was innocent …