exclaim
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exclaim
- /ɛkˈskleɪm/
- /ɪkˈskleɪm/
Rhymes with -eɪm
Where it comes from
From Middle French exclamer, from Latin exclāmō, exclāmāre (“call out”), from ex- + clāmō (“to call”).
verb exclaims · exclaiming · exclaimed · exclame
- To cry out suddenly, from some strong emotion. I am a soldier, and unapt to weep, Or to exclaim on fortune’s fickleness.
- To say suddenly and with strong emotion. Must she be forc’d, t’exclaime th’iniurious wrong? Offred by him, whom she hath lou’d so long? Nay, I will tell, and I durst almost sweare, Edward will blush, when he his fault shall heare.
Similar: ejaculate. See also Thesaurus:shout
noun exclaims · exclame
- Exclamation; outcry, clamor. Foul devil, for God’s sake, hence, and trouble us not; For thou hast made the happy earth thy hell, Fill’d it with cursing cries and deep exclaims.
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verb
Similar: ejaculate. See also Thesaurus:shout
Translations
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verb to cry out
| Español | exclamar |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 외치다 oechida, 소리치다 sorichida |
| 日本語 | 叫ぶ sakebu |
| 中文 | 感嘆 /感叹 gǎntàn, 呼喊 hūhǎn |
| हिन्दी | चिल्लाना cillānā |
| Português | exclamar |
| Français | exclamer |
| Deutsch | ausrufen |
| Italiano | esclamare |
| Ελληνικά | αναφωνώ anafonó |
| Română | a exclama |
| Русский | восклица́ть vosklicátʹ, воскли́кнуть vosklíknutʹ, вскрича́ть vskričátʹ, вскри́кивать vskríkivatʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | kêu lên, la lên, thốt lên |
| العربية | صَاحَ ṣāḥa, صَرَخَ ṣaraḵa |
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title = {exclaim},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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