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Pos: Verb (usu participle)
[WORDNET DICTIONARY]

Verb exclaim has 2 senses

1.  exclaim(v = verb.communication) call out, cry, cry out, outcry, shout - 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"
is one way to express, give tongue to, utter, verbalise, verbalize
Derived forms noun exclaiming1, noun exclamation1, adjective exclamatory1
Sample sentences: They exclaim that there was a traffic accident

2.  exclaim(v = verb.communication) proclaim, promulgate - state or announce; "`I am not a Communist,' he exclaimed"; "The King will proclaim an amnesty"
is one way to declare
Derived forms noun exclamation3, adjective exclamatory1
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE


[CIDE DICTIONARY]

exclaim, v. t. & i. [L. exclamare, exclamatum; ex + clamare to cry out; cf. OF. exclamer. See Clam.].

   To cry out from earnestness or passion; to utter with vehemence; to call out or declare loudly; to protest vehemently; to vociferate; to shout; as, to exclaim against oppression with wonder or astonishment; “The field is won!” he exclaimed. [1913 Webster]


exclaim, n.

   Outcry; clamor. [1913 Webster]
"Cursing cries and deep exclaims." [1913 Webster]


[OXFORD DICTIONARY]

exclaim, v.
1 intr. cry out suddenly, esp. in anger, surprise, pain, etc.
2 tr. (foll. by that) utter by exclaiming.

Etymology:
F exclamer or L exclamare (as EX-(1): cf. CLAIM)


[ROGET DICTIONARY]

Cry

VB  cry, roar, shout, bawl, brawl, halloo, halloa, hoop, whoop, yell, bellow, howl, scream, screech, screak, shriek, shrill, squeak, squeal, squall, whine, pule, pipe, yaup, cheer, hoot, grumble, moan, groan, snore, snort, grunt, vociferate, raise up the voice, lift up the voice, call out, sing out, cry out, exclaim, rend the air, thunder at the top of one's voice, shout at the top of one's voice, shout at the pitch of one's breath, thunder at the pitch of one's breath, s'_egosiller, strain the throat, strain the voice, strain the lungs, give a cry.