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EXCLAIMING
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An abrupt excited utterance
Example:
there was much exclaiming over it
Synonyms:
exclaiming; exclamation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("exclaiming" is a kind of...):
utterance; vocalization (the use of uttered sounds for auditory communication)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "exclaiming"):
deuce; devil; dickens (a word used in exclamations of confusion)
ejaculation; interjection (an abrupt emphatic exclamation expressing emotion)
expostulation (an exclamation of protest or remonstrance or reproof)
Derivation:
exclaim (utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
-ing form of the verb exclaim
Context examples:
Before he could more, a bell rang, and Jo flew up, exclaiming with alarm, "Mercy me! It's your grandpa!"
(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)
She was in dancing, singing, exclaiming spirits; and till she had moved about, and talked to herself, and laughed and reflected, she could be fit for nothing rational.
(Emma, by Jane Austen)
Mr. Micawber exclaiming, “Emma! my life!” rushed into Mrs. Micawber's arms.
(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)
She wished to discredit it entirely, repeatedly exclaiming, This must be false!
(Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen)
And spreading out her dress, she chasseed across the room till, having reached Mr. Rochester, she wheeled lightly round before him on tip-toe, then dropped on one knee at his feet, exclaiming—"Monsieur, je vous remercie mille fois de votre bonte;" then rising, she added, "C'est comme cela que maman faisait, n'est-ce pas, monsieur?"
(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)
Mrs Musgrove was good humouredly beginning to express her perfect readiness for the play, if Henrietta and all the others liked it, when Mary eagerly interrupted her by exclaiming—Good heavens, Charles! how can you think of such a thing?
(Persuasion, by Jane Austen)
Quite absorbed in her work, Jo scribbled away till the last page was filled, when she signed her name with a flourish and threw down her pen, exclaiming...
(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)
Mr. Elton had just joined them, and his wife was exclaiming, Oh! you have found us out at last, have you, in our seclusion?
(Emma, by Jane Austen)
I had begun to be a little uncomfortable, and to wish myself well out of the visit, when a figure coming down the street passed the door—it stood open to air the room, which was warm, the weather being close for the time of year—came back again, looked in, and walked in, exclaiming loudly, Copperfield!
(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)
Yes, always, she replied, without knowing what she said, for her thoughts had wandered far from the subject, as soon afterwards appeared by her suddenly exclaiming, I remember hearing you once say, Mr. Darcy, that you hardly ever forgave, that your resentment once created was unappeasable.
(Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen)
