exclaim
verb/ɪkˈskleɪm/
Frequency rank: #15,414 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
to say something suddenly and loudly because of surprise or strong emotion.
Example sentence
She ran into the room to exclaim, "I got the job!"
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