EXCLAIMED

Verb

exclaimed

simple past tense and past participle of exclaim

Source: Wiktionary


EXCLAIM

Ex*claim", v. t.& i. [imp. & p. p. Exclaimed;p. pr. & vb. n. Exclaiming.] Etym: [L. exclamare, exclamatum; ex + clamare to cry out; cf. OF. exclamer. See Clam.]

Definition: 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.

Ex*claim", n.

Definition: Outcry; clamor. [Archaic] Cursing cries and deep exclaims. Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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