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exclaimex‧claim /ɪkˈskleɪm/ ●○○ verb [intransitive, transitive] written exclaimOrigin: 1500-1600 French exclamer, from Latin exclamare, from clamare ‘to cry out’ VERB TABLEexclaim |
Present | I, you, we, they | exclaim | | he, she, it | exclaims | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | exclaimed | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have exclaimed | | he, she, it | has exclaimed | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had exclaimed | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will exclaim | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have exclaimed |
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Present | I | am exclaiming | | he, she, it | is exclaiming | | you, we, they | are exclaiming | Past | I, he, she, it | was exclaiming | | you, we, they | were exclaiming | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been exclaiming | | he, she, it | has been exclaiming | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been exclaiming | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be exclaiming | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been exclaiming |
- ''Aha'!', he exclaimed triumphantly. ''We knew you'd come''.
- ""What a beautiful house!'' she exclaimed.
- "Wow!" exclaimed Bobby, "Great car!"
- Even the much-travelled Portia paused in the ripple of her chatter to exclaim her appreciation.
different ways of saying something► whisper to say something very quietly, using your breath rather than your full voice: · ‘Don’t wake the baby,’ Jenny whispered. ► mumble to say something quietly without pronouncing the words clearly: · He mumbled his thanks. ► mutter to say something quietly, especially when you are annoyed but do not want someone to hear you complaining: · ‘This is ridiculous,’ he muttered under his breath.· She muttered something about having to go home early. ► murmur to say something in a soft slow gentle voice: · She stroked his hair and murmured, ‘Don’t worry. You’ll be all right.’ ► growl to say something in a low angry voice: · ‘As I was saying,’ Lewis growled, ‘it needs to be finished today.’ ► snarl to say something in a nasty angry way: · ‘Get out of my way!’ he snarled. ► exclaim to say something suddenly and loudly: · ‘How beautiful!’ she exclaimed. ► blurt out to suddenly say something without thinking, especially something embarrassing or secret: · It was partly nervousness that had made him blurt out the question. ► stammer/stutter to speak with a lot of pauses and repeated sounds, because you have a speech problem, or because you are nervous or excited: · ‘I’ll, I’ll only be a m-moment,’ he stammered. to say something suddenly or unexpectedly► exclaim to say something suddenly and loudly because you are angry, surprised, or excited: · "What a beautiful house!'' she exclaimed.· ''Aha'!', he exclaimed triumphantly. ''We knew you'd come''. ► come out with to suddenly say something, in an unplanned way, which other people find unusual or surprising: · It was strange to hear a little old lady come out with a swear word like that.· I don't want to make a speech -- I'll only come out with something stupid that everyone will laugh at.· You never know what he'll come out with next. ► blurt out to suddenly say something without thinking, especially something embarrassing or something that should be kept secret: blurt out something: · She had blurted out my secret when she was upset, and now everyone knew about it.blurt something out: · He couldn't go through the agony of lying to them again, so he blurted everything out.blurt out that: · She couldn't think of a good excuse, so blurted out that she was pregnant. VERB► hear· The bow flagged in her hand and she heard herself exclaim. to say something suddenly and loudly because you are surprised, angry, or excited: ‘No!’ she exclaimed in shock.► see thesaurus at say |