Definition of Exclaiming

1. Noun. An abrupt excited utterance. "There was much exclaiming over it"

Exact synonyms: Exclamation
Generic synonyms: Utterance, Vocalization
Specialized synonyms: Deuce, Devil, Dickens, Ejaculation, Interjection, Expostulation
Derivative terms: Exclaim, Exclaim

Definition of Exclaiming

1. Verb. (present participle of exclaim) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Exclaiming

1. exclaim [v] - See also: exclaim

Lexicographical Neighbors of Exclaiming

excitor nerve
excitoreflex nerve
excitors
excitosecretory
excitotoxic
excitotoxicity
excitotoxin
excitotoxins
excitotoxity
excitovascular
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exclaimer
exclaimers
exclaimeth
exclaiming (current term)
exclaims
exclam
exclamation
exclamation-mark
exclamation mark
exclamation marks
exclamation point
exclamation point hair
exclamation points
exclamational
exclamations
exclamative
exclamatorily
exclamatory

Literary usage of Exclaiming

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Notes and Queries by Martim de Albuquerque (1856)
"critic as exclaiming, in a burst of indignation, the one of Charles, the other of William, “The Lord's Anointed, truly!! No! A rude, barbarous ruler, ..."

2. The Harvard Classics by Charles William Eliot (1910)
"... blessed me a thousand times, exclaiming that while I was away from him I had made great progress, as he thought; and he begged me to go forwards, ..."

3. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann, Edward Aloysius Pace, Condé Bénoist Pallen, Thomas Joseph Shahan, John Joseph Wynne (1913)
"At a meeting in Fetter Lane Wesley accused the Brethren of holding false doctrines and left the hall exclaiming: "Let those who agree with me follow me. ..."

4. Diary of the American Revolution: From Newspapers and Original Documents by Frank Moore (1860)
"... and demanded of Allen to surrender, who instantly complied, by laying down his arms, exclaiming, " that his piece had never before failed him. ..."

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