exclaim

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French exclamer, from Latin exclāmō, exclāmāre (“call out”), from ex- + clāmō (“to call”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛkˈskleɪm/, /ɪkˈskleɪm/
  • Rhymes: -eɪm

Verb

exclaim (third-person singular simple present exclaims, present participle exclaiming, simple past and past participle exclaimed)

  1. (intransitive) To cry out suddenly, from some strong emotion.
    • 1907, Robert William Chambers, chapter IX, in The Younger Set (Project Gutenberg; EBook #14852), New York, N.Y.: D. Appleton & Company, published 1 February 2005 (Project Gutenberg version), OCLC 24962326:
      “Heavens!” exclaimed Nina, “the blue-stocking and the fogy!—and yours are pale blue, Eileen!—you’re about as self-conscious as Drina—slumping there with your hair tumbling à la Mérode! Oh, it's very picturesque, of course, but a straight spine and good grooming is better. […]”

Synonyms

  • See also Thesaurus:shout

Translations

Noun

exclaim (plural exclaims)

  1. (obsolete) Exclamation; outcry, clamor.
    • 1635, John Donne, "His parting form her":
      Oh fortune, thou'rt not worth my least exclame [...].
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