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Exclaiming   /ɪksklˈeɪmɪŋ/   Listen
Exclaiming

noun
1.
An abrupt excited utterance.  Synonym: exclamation.  "There was much exclaiming over it"



Exclaim

verb
(past & past part. exclaimed; pres. part. exclaiming)
1.
Utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy.  Synonyms: call out, cry, cry out, outcry, shout.  "'Help!' she cried" , "'I'm here,' the mother shouted when she saw her child looking lost"
2.
State or announce.  Synonyms: proclaim, promulgate.  "The King will proclaim an amnesty"






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"Exclaiming" Quotes from Famous Books



... Isaac is the apple of his eye. When as yet no cloud fills the sky with the gloom of sacrifice, the old man exults in his glorious possession, a son. Isaac is standing a little apart when his father turns with outstretched arms, exclaiming ...
— The Growth of English Drama • Arnold Wynne

... and the Princess Joanna unconsciously clasped her hands with delight, exclaiming, ...
— Prince Eugene and His Times • L. Muhlbach

... of distress arose from the marquee, and as I approached it I could distinctly hear one of the bondsmen earnestly pleading for mercy. Listening for a moment, I heard this distinguished general exclaiming vociferously, and belabouring the poor negro heavily with a raw-hide whip; most likely venting the spleen he felt at his non-success against the Indians, the expedition having hitherto been unsuccessful. The poor negro had offended his master, by some trivial act, ...
— An Englishman's Travels in America - His Observations Of Life And Manners In The Free And Slave States • John Benwell

... '38 by a divine of a weak and confused intellect, in which Popery was mixed up with Jacobitism! The present writer remembers perfectly well, on reading some extracts from it at the time in a newspaper, on the top of a coach, exclaiming—"Why, the simpleton has been pilfering from ...
— The Romany Rye • George Borrow

... since their marriage, the husband and wife seated themselves at the table with unkind feelings busy in their hearts. Mary remained quite silent, while Arthur vented his irritation by giving the table an impatient jerk, exclaiming, ...
— The Wedding Guest • T.S. Arthur


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