exclaim• ""What a beautiful house!'' she exclaimed.• "Wow!" exclaimedBobby, "Great car!"• Even the much-travelled Portia paused in the ripple of her chatter to exclaim her appreciation.• ''Aha'!', he exclaimed triumphantly. ''We knew you'd come''.
Originexclaim
(1500-1600)Frenchexclamer, from Latinexclamare, from clamare“to cry out”