exclaim

Verb
  1. Utter aloud;
    Often with surprise, horror, or joy (synset 200914001)
    "`I won!' he exclaimed"; "`Help!' she cried"; "`I'm here,' the mother shouted when she saw her child looking lost"
    hypernym: express, give tongue to, utter, verbalise, verbalize - articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise
    hyponym:
    • gee - give a command to a horse to turn to the right side
    • aah, ooh - express admiration and pleasure by uttering `ooh' or `aah'
    synonym: call out, cry, cry out, outcry, shout
    verb group:
  2. State or announce (synset 200979368)
    "`I am not a Communist,' he exclaimed"; "The King will proclaim an amnesty"
    hypernym: declare - state emphatically and authoritatively
    hyponym:
    • declare - proclaim one's support, sympathy, or opinion for or against
    • trumpet - proclaim on, or as if on, a trumpet
    • clarion - proclaim on, or as if on, a clarion
    synonym: proclaim, promulgate

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