Exclaim — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy

state or announce

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɛksklˈeɪm/

🇬🇧British English

/ɛksklˈeɪm/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɛksklˈeɪm/

2 syllables Say it as /ɛksklˈeɪm/.

Examples

`I won!' he exclaimed
`Help!' she cried
`I'm here,' the mother shouted when she saw her child looking lost

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

cry promulgate proclaim outcry cry out shout call out

Parts of Speech

verb	utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy “`I won!' he exclaimed”
verb	state or announce “`I am not a Communist,' he exclaimed”

Word Forms

exclamatory	adjective	sudden and strong
exclamation	noun	an abrupt excited utterance
exclaiming	noun	an abrupt excited utterance
shout	noun	a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
proclamation	noun	the formal act of proclaiming; giving public notice
promulgation	noun	the official announcement of a new law or ordinance whereby the law or ordinance is put into effect

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

ausrufen

laut aussprechen; oft mit Überraschung, Entsetzen oder Freude

🇫🇷French

exclamer

prononcer à voix haute ; souvent avec surprise, horreur ou joie

🇪🇸Spanish

exclamar

pronunciar en voz alta; a menudo con sorpresa, horror o alegría

🇮🇹Italian

esclamare

pronunciare ad alta voce; spesso con sorpresa, orrore o gioia

🇳🇱Dutch

uitroepen

hardop uiten; vaak met verrassing, afgrijzen of vreugde

🇵🇹Portuguese

exclamar

proferir em voz alta; muitas vezes com surpresa, horror ou alegria

🇷🇺Russian

восклицать

произнести вслух; часто с удивлением, ужасом или радостью

India

🇮🇳Hindi

चिल्लाना

ज़ोर से बोलना; अक्सर आश्चर्य, भय या खुशी के साथ

🇧🇩Bengali

চিৎকার করা

utter aloud; প্রায়ই বিস্ময়, ভীতি বা আনন্দের সাথে

🇮🇳Tamil

கூச்சலிடு

உரத்த குரலில்; அடிக்கடி ஆச்சரியம், திகில் அல்லது மகிழ்ச்சியுடன்

🇮🇳Telugu

అని ఆక్రోశించండి

బిగ్గరగా చెప్పు; తరచుగా ఆశ్చర్యం, భయానకం లేదా ఆనందంతో

🇮🇳Marathi

उद्गार

मोठ्याने अनेकदा आश्चर्य, भयपट किंवा आनंदाने

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઉદ્ગાર

મોટેથી ઘણીવાર આશ્ચર્ય, ભયાનકતા અથવા આનંદ સાથે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಉದ್ಗರಿಸುತ್ತಾರೆ

ಗಟ್ಟಿಯಾಗಿ ಹೇಳು; ಆಗಾಗ್ಗೆ ಆಶ್ಚರ್ಯ, ಭಯಾನಕ ಅಥವಾ ಸಂತೋಷದಿಂದ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ആക്രോശിക്കുക

ഉച്ചത്തിൽ ഉച്ചരിക്കുക; പലപ്പോഴും ആശ്ചര്യത്തോടെയോ, ഭയത്തോടെയോ, സന്തോഷത്തോടെയോ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਚੀਕਣਾ

ਉੱਚੀ ਆਵਾਜ਼ ਵਿੱਚ ਬੋਲਣਾ; ਅਕਸਰ ਹੈਰਾਨੀ, ਦਹਿਸ਼ਤ, ਜਾਂ ਖੁਸ਼ੀ ਨਾਲ

🇵🇰Urdu

چیخیں

بلند آواز سے اکثر حیرت، وحشت، یا خوشی کے ساتھ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

惊呼

大声说出；常常带着惊讶、恐惧或喜悦

🇯🇵Japanese

叫ぶ

大声で言う。多くの場合、驚き、恐怖、喜びを伴います

🇰🇷Korean

외치다

큰 소리로; 종종 놀라움, 공포 또는 기쁨으로

🇻🇳Vietnamese

la lên

nói to; thường với sự ngạc nhiên, kinh hoàng hoặc vui mừng

🇹🇭Thai

อุทาน

พูดออกมาดัง ๆ ; มักมีความประหลาดใจ สยองขวัญ หรือสนุกสนาน

🇮🇩Indonesian

berseru

mengucapkannya dengan lantang; sering kali dengan kejutan, kengerian, atau kegembiraan

🇵🇭Filipino

bulalas

magbigkas nang malakas; madalas na may sorpresa, kilabot, o saya

🇲🇾Malay

seru

bersuara lantang; selalunya dengan kejutan, seram, atau kegembiraan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

صرخ

ينطق بصوت عال. غالبًا بمفاجأة أو رعب أو فرح

🇮🇷Persian

فریاد زدن

با صدای بلند بیان اغلب با تعجب، وحشت یا شادی

🇹🇷Turkish

haykırmak

yüksek sesle söyle; genellikle şaşkınlıkla, korkuyla veya sevinçle

🇮🇱Hebrew

לזעוק

להשמיע בקול; לעתים קרובות בהפתעה, אימה או שמחה

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The primary meaning of 'exclaim' is 'utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy'.

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