Verb: exclaim iks'kleym
- Utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
"‘I won!’ he exclaimed";
- cry, cry out, outcry, call out, shout
- State or announce
"‘I am not a Communist,’ he exclaimed";
- proclaim, promulgate, promulge [archaic]
Derived forms: exclaimed, exclaiming, exclaims
Type of: declare, express, give tongue to, pronounce, utter, verbalise [Brit], verbalize
Encyclopedia: Exclaim