(v) utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy, Syn. cry out, cry, outcry, shout, call out, Example:`I won!' he exclaimed; `Help!' she cried; `I'm here, ' the mother shouted when she saw her child looking lost
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53 Collaborative International Dictionary (GCIDE)
v. t. & i. [ imp. & p. p. Exclaimed p. pr. & vb. n. Exclaiming. ] [ L. exclamare, exclamatum; ex + clamare to cry out; cf. OF. exclamer. See Clam. ] 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. [ 1913 Webster ]