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exclaim

Meaning

To utter suddenly and loudly, typically as a result of strong emotion such as surprise, pain, or excitement.

Examples by difficulty

Basic: Simple, everyday vocabulary — the easiest to read.

He saw the bright red balloon escape his grasp and float away. "No!" he did exclaim, his voice filled with a sudden sadness for the lost toy.

The rock climber finally reached the summit. "I made it!" they had to exclaim, their voice cracking with relief and exhaustion. The vast canyon spread out below, a sight that made their heart leap.

The diver saw the iridescent shimmer of the ancient artifact. A gasp escaped her lips, then she let out a loud, sudden "Found it!" Her excitement was clear as she continued to exclaim, pointing frantically at the treasure.

The brave knight, Sir Reginald, tripped over his own sword and began to exclaim loudly, "My crown! My kingdom! My lunch!" He tumbled down the hill, a whirlwind of flapping cape and surprised yelps, much to the amusement of a passing squirrel.

Barnaby the badger, mid-air, spotted the runaway pickle. "Goodness gracious!" he had to exclaim, flailing his stubby legs. The gherkin, a runaway projectile from Mrs. Higgins' picnic basket, was headed straight for the prize-winning petunia patch. Such a spectacle required a very loud announcement!

Normal: Standard, everyday language.

She opened the gift, her eyes widening in disbelief. "I can't believe it!" she managed to exclaim, her voice catching with pure joy. She'd wanted this for so long, the excitement bubbling up and bursting out in a happy cry.

A sharp clang echoed as the automaton's manipulator arm slipped. "Blast it!" she did exclaim, jolting upright as a cascade of tiny, iridescent gears tumbled across the workbench, scattering like startled insects.

The tiny beetle, defying gravity, finally reached the summit of the discarded pistachio shell. "It made it!" Timmy managed to exclaim, his voice cracking with surprised delight as he pointed a wobbly finger.

Seeing the giant, fluffy poodle wearing a tiny sombrero, the little old lady let out a delighted exclaim that startled the squirrels. She'd never seen such a festive canine; it was pure, unadulterated joy bubbling up in a sudden, loud burst.

Barnaby, mid-competitive-spaghetti-slurp, felt a rogue noodle launch itself directly into his left nostril. He didn't just sneeze; he let out a sound so unexpected and loud, a pure eruption of his shock and nasal irritation, that the entire pizza parlor froze mid-chew.

Advanced: Richer vocabulary that stretches an upper-level reader.

The roller coaster lurched forward, then plunged. "Wow!" she managed to exclaim, gripping the harness as wind whipped her hair. The sheer drop made her stomach leap; it was an intense, exhilarating sensation that burst from her in a loud cry.

The researcher gasped, eyes wide. "The crystalline matrix is stable!" she managed to exclaim, clutching the datapad. Years of failed attempts flashed before her as the simulation finally yielded the breakthrough.

When the ancient, dust-caked contraption suddenly whirred to life, Elias let out a startled exclaim, his eyes wide. The intricate clockwork, silent for centuries, began to tick, a testament to forgotten ingenuity.

Upon seeing the squirrel sporting a tiny sombrero, Bartholomew couldn't help but exclaim, a sudden, loud utterance of pure astonishment. He’d witnessed many peculiar sights, but this festive rodent, balancing a miniature maraca, quite surpassed them all, eliciting gasps of surprised delight from the onlookers.

Barnaby, perched precariously on the colossal mushroom cap, watched his prized dirigible-borne pickled onion escape its mooring. With a sudden lurch, it tumbled towards the chasm filled with sentient, grumpy glow-worms. He couldn't help but exclaim, "My artisanal condiments!" as it vanished into the bioluminescent abyss.

Challenging: Rare, high-register vocabulary for serious word lovers.

Upon spotting the elusive albino deer, the naturalist couldn't help but exclaim, a sudden, loud cry of sheer astonishment and elation escaping her lips. The unexpected, extraordinary sighting had momentarily overwhelmed her usual stoic demeanor.

The spelunker, having just discovered a previously unknown cavern filled with phosphorescent fungi, could only exclaim, a raw sound of pure elation escaping his lips as he gaped at the incandescent subterranean spectacle.

Upon witnessing the bioluminescent plankton ignite the waves, a visitor gasped and began to exclaim, their voice cracking with sheer wonder at the ephemeral, phosphorescent spectacle.

Bartholomew, upon witnessing his prize-winning rhubarb achieve sentience and demand a foot rub, couldn't help but exclaim a most vociferous and protracted lament. His sudden outburst, a veritable crescendo of bewildered dismay, perfectly encapsulated his abject astonishment at the vegetative rebellion.

Upon witnessing Bartholomew's prodigious pronouncements regarding his inexplicable aversion to ostentatious wallpaper, the entire assembled convocation was compelled to exclaim, their collective astonishment echoing through the hallowed halls of avant-garde interior design discourse.

Difficulty

Normal — Everyday words worth reinforcing.

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