EXCLA'IM, verb intransitive [Latin exclamo; ex and clamo, to cry out. See Claim, Clamor.] 1. To utter the voice with vehemence; to cry out; to make a loud outcry in words; as, to exclaim against oppression; to exclaim with wonder or astonishment; to exclaim with joy. 2. To declare with loud vociferation. That thus you do exclaim you'll go with him.
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