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exclaim
What does exclaim mean?
exclaim (verb): utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use exclaim in a sentence?
- ‘I won!' he exclaimed. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce exclaim?
/ɪkˈskleɪm/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does exclaim come from?
From Middle French exclamer, from Latin exclāmō, exclāmāre (“call out”), from ex- + clāmō (“to call”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to exclaim
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “exclaim” mean?
bring into common action, movement, or condition
Not quite: that's what coordinate means.
to deliberately take hold of; to grab or capture
Not quite: that's what seize means.
show an attribute, property, knowledge, or skill
Not quite: that's what exhibit means.
utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
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