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VERB (2)

1. utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy;
- Example: "`I won!' he exclaimed";
- Example: "`Help!' she cried";
- Example: "`I'm here,' the mother shouted when she saw her child looking lost";
[syn: exclaim, cry, cry out, outcry, call out, shout]

2. state or announce;
- Example: "`I am not a Communist,' he exclaimed";
- Example: "The King will proclaim an amnesty"
[syn: proclaim, exclaim, promulgate]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Exclaim \Ex*claim"\, n. Outcry; clamor. [Archaic] [1913 Webster] Cursing cries and deep exclaims. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

exclaim v 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" [syn: exclaim, cry, cry out, outcry, call out, shout] 2: state or announce; "`I am not a Communist,' he exclaimed"; "The King will proclaim an amnesty" [syn: proclaim, exclaim, promulgate]