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Verb: exclaim  iks'kleym
  1. Utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
    "'I won!' he exclaimed";
    - cry, cry out, outcry, call out, shout
     
  2. State or announce
    "'I am not a Communist,' he exclaimed";
    - proclaim, promulgate

Derived forms: exclaimed, exclaiming, exclaims

Type of: declare, express, give tongue to, pronounce, utter, verbalise [Brit], verbalize

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