0 past simple and past participle of exclaim
1 to say or shout something suddenly because of surprise, fear, pleasure, etc.:
[ + speech ] "You can't leave now!" she exclaimed.
[ + speech ] "Nonsense!" he exclaimed in disgust.
"You can't do that!" she suddenly exclaimed.
Someone in the audience was heard to exclaim, "He's a bit old to play Romeo!"
As we appeared, all muddy and sodden, Mum rushed towards us exclaiming and fussing.
After the show, the girls exclaimed that it was the best thing they'd ever seen.
They are usually exclaimed by a speaking chorus of men's voices, and may emanate from either a tape or a computer.
The melody emphasises the significance of this utterance, ascending above the reciting tone in conjunction with the phrase 'he exclaimed and said' (exclamavit et dixit).
The task, he acknowledged, was enormous : ' ' we're changing a culture, ' ' he exclaimed, by harnessing ' ' the great strength of our country, which is the love of our citizens.
