exclaiming

ex·claim

E0265600 (ĭk-sklām′)v. ex·claimed, ex·claim·ing, ex·claims v.intr. To cry out suddenly or vehemently, as from surprise or emotion: The children exclaimed with excitement.v.tr. To express or utter (something) suddenly or vehemently: exclaimed her surprise.

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[French exclamer, from Latin exclāmāre : ex-, ex- + clāmāre, to call; see kelə- in Indo-European roots.]

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ex·claim′er n.

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exclaiming - an abrupt excited utterance; "she gave an exclamation of delight"; "there was much exclaiming over it"exclamationutterance, vocalization - the use of uttered sounds for auditory communicationdickens, deuce, devil - a word used in exclamations of confusion; "what the devil"; "the deuce with it"; "the dickens you say"ejaculation, interjection - an abrupt emphatic exclamation expressing emotionexpostulation - an exclamation of protest or remonstrance or reproof