HOW TO PRONOUNCE
exclamation
/ˌɛkskləˈmeɪʃən/
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What does exclamation mean?
noun
- A loud calling or crying out, for example as in surprise, pain, grief, joy, anger, etc.
- A word expressing outcry; an interjection.
- An exclamation mark.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˌɛkskləˈmeɪʃən/
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See this word in context.
Holmes had sat down again after one of these excursions, when he suddenly sprang out of his chair with a loud exclamation.
Having given that advice, he returned to his room, and shut out the horrid fresh air with a loud exclamation of relief.
More book examples (3)
“You think a good deal more than you admit. A moment,” Newman added in reply to an exclamation of the old lady.
The first exclamation sounded like a question put to both of us, and the second like a question put to Steerforth only.
I cried, checking the exclamation risen to his lips at the sight which met him, and the bleak atmosphere of the chamber.