Exclaim (Verb)

Meaning ¹

Utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy; "`I won!' he exclaimed"; "`Help!' she cried"; "`I'm here,' the mother shouted when she saw her child looking lost".

Classification

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.

Synonyms

• Cry
• Shout
• Cry Out
• Call Out
• Outcry

Hypernyms

• Give Tongue To
• Verbalise
• Verbalize
• Utter

Hyponyms

• Aah

Related Words

• Exclamation (noun)
• Exclamatory (adjective)
• Exclaiming (noun)

Meaning ²

State or announce; "`I am not a Communist,' he exclaimed"; "The King will proclaim an amnesty".

Classification

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.

Synonyms

• Proclaim
• Promulgate

Hypernyms

• Declare

Hyponyms

• Trumpet
• Clarion
• Declare

Related Words

• Exclamation (noun)
• Exclamatory (adjective)