EXCLAIMING
Dictionary entry overview: What does exclaiming mean? • EXCLAIMING (noun)
The noun EXCLAIMING has 1 sense:
1. an abrupt excited utterance
Familiarity information: EXCLAIMING used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• EXCLAIMING (noun)
Meaning:
An abrupt excited utterance
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
exclaiming; exclamation
Context examples:
she gave an exclamation of delight / there was much exclaiming over it
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)
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