exclaimverb [ I ]
uk/ɪkˈskleɪm/us/ɪkˈskleɪm/C2 to say or shout something suddenly because of surprise, fear, pleasure, etc.:
[ + speech ] "You can't leave now!" she exclaimed.
[ + speech ] "Nonsense!" he exclaimed in disgust.
She exclaimed in delight upon hearing the news.
More examples
- "You can't do that!" she suddenly exclaimed.
- Someone in the audience was heard to exclaim, "He's a bit old to play Romeo!"
- As we appeared, all muddy and sodden, Mum rushed towards us exclaiming and fussing.
- "Good grief!", he exclaimed, "It's my old mate Tony!"
- After the show, the girls exclaimed that it was the best thing they'd ever seen.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Shouting & screaming
- barracking
- bawl
- be in full cry idiom
- bellow
- burst
- burst out
- call (sth) out
- clamour
- cry out
- howl
- roar
- scream your head off idiom
- scream/shout blue murder idiom
- screech
- shout
- shouting
- shriek
- squawk
- squee
- thunder
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