exclaiming
present 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
Examplesofexclaiming
exclaiming
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
In stating that he owns it, he is not merelyexclaimingover it or commanding others to leave it alone.
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In stating that these objects have value, we are not merelyexclaimingover them or prescribing some action or attitude toward them.
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There are always sounds of young people walking together, talking, laughing,exclaiming.
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I find myselfexclaiminginstead, that this chilly weather makes a good fall!
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.As anti-aircraft gunners observed helplessly, an officer cheered them byexclaiming, just wait a little longer, boys, we're suckering them into 40-mm range.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Hungry, he enters the house, greets the chef and spots a kotatsu,exclaiminghow nostalgic it is.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The girls were ecstatic andexclaiminghow good their father was to them.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Some people take this to another level byexclaimingin real life situations that they wished they had saved.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Parks has reflected of the song years later,exclaimingit was a good work!
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Exclaimingthat he was filled with admiration for the work, he noted that he wished that he himself had written it 30 years before.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.It is said that he ran the entire distance without stopping and burst into the assembly,exclaiming("nenikekamen", we have wn), before collapsing and dying.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.She continued to praise the piece,exclaimingthat even though it is slow moving, the continuous groove keeps it from falling flat.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.On numerous occasions he will break his calm demeanor and lose his temperexclaiminghim to shout with words coming out of his mouth, usually startling his friends and himself.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Coakley denied threatening anyone,exclaimingthat such an idea was a personal affront.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.But he stuck with it for seven and a half years,exclaiminglater that he didn't know how he managed to do it for so long.
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- invading organism
- invading pathogen
- invagination
- invalid
- invalidate
- invalidated
- invalidating
- invalidation
- invalidity
- invalidly
- invalid-out
- invalid sb out
- invalid-sb-out
- invalid someone out
- invaluable
- invaluable aid
- invaluable asset
- invaluable contribution
- invaluable help
- invaluable insight
- invaluable reference
- invaluable role
- invaluable source
- invariable
- invariably