exclaimed
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
An inflected form of exclaim · past form.
How often you will meet it
Rank 494 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 41,299 times across 155,139 chapters — 0.020% of every word in the library.
It belongs to the first 500 words, the band worth learning before any other.
What it means
verb
- utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy also: cry, cry out, outcry, call out, shout `I won!' he exclaimed`Help!' she cried
- state or announce also: proclaim, promulgate `I am not a Communist,' he exclaimedThe King will proclaim an amnesty
exclaimed in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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Both exclaimed in delight "How beautiful, mamma!"
Christmas with Grandma Elsie · Martha Finley · Chapter 1
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And he exclaimed again, “It is a monstrous infamy!”
Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1
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The Princess in her fright exclaimed, ‘That is the Crab himself!’
The Yellow Fairy Book: The Grateful Beasts · World Traditions (Celtic, Norse, Asian & Persian) · Chapter 1
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They all exclaimed, "Why, sure-ly, that is so!" and they were, all perplexed again.
Following the Equator — Part 1 · Mark Twain · Chapter 1
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Oh, the Boeotian!” exclaimed his Eeverence, “listen to the way in which he's playing havoc among them.
The Station · William Carleton · Chapter 1