Hypertext Webster Gateway: "exclaim"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Exclaim \Ex*claim"\, n.
Outcry; clamor. [Archaic]
Cursing cries and deep exclaims. --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
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: {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}, {promulgate}]
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