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Verb: exclaim  ik'skleym
  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: exclaims, exclaiming, exclaimed

See also: exclamation, exclamatory

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

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