exclaim

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Estimated CEFR level: A2 — Elementary

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. verb utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
  2. verb state or announce

Etymology

From Middle French exclamer, from Latin exclāmō, exclāmāre (“call out”), from ex- + clāmō (“to call”).

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Synonyms

cry, cry out, outcry, call out, shout

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