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