Hypertext Webster Gateway: "exclaiming"

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)

exclaiming
n : an abrupt excited utterance; "she gave an exclamation of
delight"; "there was much exclaiming over it" [syn: {exclamation}]


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