exclamation

Collocations

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(noun.)

ADJ

sharp, sudden | loud | muffled, small

VERB + EXCLAMATION

give, let out, utter

When the fireworks exploded overhead, the crowd let out excited exclamations of joy.

stifle, suppress

Definitions

noun

1

A loud calling or crying out, for example as in surprise, pain, grief, joy, anger, etc.

"And now, my dearest Lucy, collect yourself, for all depends upon our own resources." Such were the whispered exclamations with which Francesca cheered her trembling companion, whose courage was not heightened by the darkness and stillness around them as they proceeded on their hazardous enterprise.

2

A word expressing outcry; an interjection.

3

An exclamation mark.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — an exclamatory rhetorical device

ecphonesis

noun — an abrupt excited utterance

exclaiming

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

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01

"And now, my dearest Lucy, collect yourself, for all depends upon our own resources." Such were the whispered exclamations with which Francesca cheered her trembling companion, whose courage was not h

Wiktionary

02

When writing a sentence, generally you start with a capital letter and finish with a period (.), an exclamation mark (!), or a question mark (?).

Tatoeba · #327994

03

I was about to reply, when an almost general exclamation made us turn our eyes to the panel.

Tatoeba · #619826

04

Be cheerful! Add an exclamation mark to all of your sentences!

Tatoeba · #693247

05

The Internet is bringing a swift death to the Spanish inverted exclamation mark.

Tatoeba · #860658

06

Inverted exclamation and question marks were invented by the Royal Spanish Academy to make ASCII look racist.

Tatoeba · #873963