EXCLAIM
WordNet
verb
(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"
(2) State or announce
"`I am not a Communist,' he exclaimed"
"The King will proclaim an amnesty"
WiktionaryText
Etymology
exclamare, exclamatum; ex + clamare to cry out; confer exclamer. See clam.
Verb
- 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.
Noun
- Outcry; clamor.
- Cursing cries and deep exclaims. -Shak.