exclaiming

ex·claim

 (ĭk-sklām′)

v. ex·claimed, ex·claim·ing, ex·claims

v.intr.

To cry out suddenly or vehemently, as from surprise or emotion: The children exclaimed with excitement.

v.tr.

To express or utter (something) suddenly or vehemently: exclaimed her surprise.

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[French exclamer, from Latin exclāmāre : ex-, ex- + clāmāre, to call; see kelə- in Indo-European roots.]

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ex·claim′er n.

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

exclaiming - an abrupt excited utterance; "she gave an exclamation of delight"; "there was much exclaiming over it" exclamation utterance, vocalization - the use of uttered sounds for auditory communication dickens, deuce, devil - a word used in exclamations of confusion; "what the devil"; "the deuce with it"; "the dickens you say" interjection - an abrupt emphatic exclamation expressing emotion expostulation - an exclamation of protest or remonstrance or reproof

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