English dictionary

exclaim

/I/k'skl/eI/m/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy

verb.communication

Examples
`I won!' he exclaimed.

Synonyms call out cry cry out outcry shout

Source: WordNet 3.0
state or announce

verb.communication

Examples
`I am not a Communist,' he exclaimed.

Synonyms proclaim promulgate

Source: WordNet 3.0
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 <i>exclaim</i> against oppression with wonder or astonishment; "The field is won!" he <i>exclaimed</i>.

verb

Source: webster1913