exclaimed
past simple and past participle ofexclaim
exclaim
verb[I]
uk/ɪkˈskleɪm/us/ɪkˈskleɪm/C2
to say orshoutsomethingsuddenlybecause ofsurprise,fear,pleasure, etc.:
[+ speech]"You can'tleavenow!" she exclaimed.
[+ speech]"Nonsense!" he exclaimed indisgust.
She exclaimedindelightuponhearingthenews.
- "You can't do that!" shesuddenlyexclaimed.
- Someone in theaudiencewasheardto exclaim, "He's abitoldtoplayRomeo!"
- As weappeared, allmuddyandsodden, Mumrushedtowards us exclaiming andfussing.
- "Goodgrief!", he exclaimed, "It's myoldmateTony!"
- After the show, thegirlsexclaimed that it was thebestthing they'deverseen.
Shouting & screaming
- barracking
- bawl
- bellow
- burst
- burst out
- call (something) out
- clamour
- cry
- cry out
- ejaculate
- givesomeonea shoutidiom
- holler
- howl
- lung
- shout
- shouty
- squawk
- the hairdryer treatment
- thunder
- whoop
Examplesofexclaimed
exclaimed
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
They are usuallyexclaimedby a speaking chorus of men's voices, and may emanate from either a tape or a computer.
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The melody emphasises the significance of this utterance, ascending above the reciting tone in conjunction with the phrase 'heexclaimedand said' (exclamavit et dixit).
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The task, he acknowledged, was enormous : ' ' we're changing a culture, ' ' heexclaimed, by harnessing ' ' the great strength of our country, which is the love of our citizens.
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Weexclaimedin our hearts.
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And then, using some stirring words, heexclaimedthat where there was a will there was a way.
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Iexclaimedin horror, at which he turned and seized me from behind and pushed me into the road.
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Heexclaimedthat a great organ had to be built.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.They were excited when he showed them his own chest hair, andexclaimedthat he must be a monkey.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.There is some dispute as to who said this, and whether it was reallyexclaimedat all.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Two hours later, heexclaimedwith relief that the fire had stopped three doors from his home.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Heexclaimedthat their lifestyle and what they rapped about were fraudulent, and that they were not from the streets.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The youthexclaimedthat the king was a fool, turned into a dove, and flew off.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Line three opens up with anexclaimedexpression such seems.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.There they come, the birds of my youth, heexclaimed.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The servantexclaimedthat he could not possibly make a likeness exactly like the king.
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- go-down-the-tubes
- go down the wrong way
- go-down-the-wrong-way
- go-down-with
- go down with something
- go down with sth
- go-down-with-sth
- godparent
- godsend
- God's gift
- god-s-gift
- God slot
- god-slot
- godson
- godspeed
- god-squad
- God's truth
- god-s-truth
- go Dutch
- go-dutch
- God willing
- god-willing
- go easy
- go-easy
- go-easy-on