noun. An abrupt, forceful utterance.

noun. An outcry, as of protest.

noun. An interjection.

noun. The act of exclaiming; an ejaculatory expression of surprise, admiration, pain, anger, dissent, or the like; an emphatic or clamorous outcry.

noun. That which is uttered with emphasis or passion; a vehement speech or saying.

noun. The mark or sign in writing and printing (!) by which emphatic utterance or interjectional force is indicated: usually called exclamation mark or -point, and formerly note of admiration. See ecphoneme.

noun. In grammar, a word expressing outcry; an interjection; a word expressing some passion, as wonder, fear, or grief.

noun. In rhet, same as ecphonesis, 1.

noun. In the Gr. Ch., same as ecphonesis, 2.

noun. A loud calling or crying out; outcry; loud or emphatic utterance; vehement vociferation; clamor; that which is cried out, as an expression of feeling; sudden expression of sound or words indicative of emotion, as in surprise, pain, grief, joy, anger, etc.

noun. A word expressing outcry; an interjection; a word expressing passion, as wonder, fear, or grief.

noun. A mark or sign by which outcry or emphatic utterance is marked; thus [!]; -- called also exclamation point.

noun. A loud calling or crying out; outcry; loud or emphatic utterance; vehement vociferation; clamor; that which is cried out, as an expression of feeling; sudden expression of sound or words indicative of emotion, as in surprise, pain, grief, joy, anger, etc.

noun. A word expressing outcry; an interjection; a word expressing passion, as wonder, fear, or grief.

noun. an abrupt excited utterance

noun. a loud complaint or protest or reproach

noun. an exclamatory rhetorical device

"An exclamation from the blacks for'ard sent both men glancing seaward."

exclaim  exclamatory  

exclamation mark  exclamation point  

complaint  rhetorical device  

Alsatian  Americanization  Appalachian  Balkanization  Christianization  

accent  applause  chorus  chuckle  ejaculation  

Parthian shot  address  affirmation  allegation  answer  

exclamation point