Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: exclaim
IPA transcription: [ɪkskl'eɪm]
verb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: exclaim, cry, cry_out, outcry, call_out, shout
    Meaning: 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"
  • Synonyms: proclaim, exclaim, promulgate
    Meaning: state or announce; "`I am not a Communist,' he exclaimed"; "The King will proclaim an amnesty"
Usage examples
  • Goldwin Smith to exclaim: "Jesus has flown.
  • "What a splendid coat!" they will exclaim when they see me.
  • It was this that made him exclaim in a moment: "How unhappy you must be!"
  • Mirth is the mail of anguish, In which it cautions arm, Lest anybody spy the blood And "You're hurt" exclaim!
  • I--" she caught her breath--"improper"--she managed to exclaim, "unlady-like--you can never think well of me--I'll go.
  • That certainly would be the case, and I sincerely wish that it may be as clearly foreseen by every good citizen, that whenever the dissolution of the Union arrives, America will have reason to exclaim, in the words of the poet: "FAREWELL!
  • And when, released, he sprang to his feet, his mouth laughing, his eyes eloquent, his throat vibrant with unuttered sound, and in that fashion remained without movement, John Thornton would reverently exclaim, "God! you can all but speak!"
  • Seeing a man grow rich, they say, "How lucky he is!" Observing another become intellectual, they exclaim, "How highly favoured he is!" And noting the saintly character and wide influence of another, they remark, "How chance aids him at every turn!"