VERB | communication | exclaim, cry, cry out, outcry, call out, shout | utter aloud |
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communication | exclaim, proclaim, promulgate | state or announce |
Sounds | ihkskley'm | |
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Rhymes | acclaim ... tame: 34 rhymes with eym... |
Meaning | Utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | |
Model | They exclaim that there was a traffic accident | |
Example | "'I won!' he exclaimed" | |
Synonyms | cry, cry out, outcry, call out, shout | |
Narrower | gee | Give a command to a horse to turn to the right side |
ooh, aah | Express admiration and pleasure by uttering 'ooh' or 'aah' | |
Broader | express, verbalize, verbalise, utter, give tongue to | articulate |
Similar to | call out | call out loudly / loudly, as of names or numbers |
shout, shout out, cry, call, yell, scream, holler, hollo, squall | Utter a sudden loud cry | |
Spanish | exclamar, gritar | |
Catalan | exclamar | |
Adjectives | exclamatory | sudden and strong |
Nouns | exclamation, exclaiming | an abrupt excited utterance |
Meaning | state or announce. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | |
Example | "'I am not a Communist,' he exclaimed" | |
Synonyms | proclaim, promulgate | |
Narrower | clarion | proclaim on, or as if on, a clarion |
declare | proclaim one's support, sympathy, or opinion for or against | |
trumpet | proclaim on, or as if on, a trumpet | |
Broader | declare | state emphatically and authoritatively |
Spanish | exclamar, proclamar | |
Catalan | exclamar, proclamar | |
Adjectives | exclamatory | sudden and strong |
Nouns | exclamation | an exclamatory rhetorical device |
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