exclamate

present singular third person exclamates · participle present exclamating · participle past exclamated · past exclamated

1. nonstandardtransitiveuncommonTo exclaim; to mark with an exclamation.

   He exclamated his anger by putting his cigarette out in the guy's hand.

   1993 May 6, <jschonwald@mac.cc.macalstr.edu>, “Buddy: Mayor of Providence”, in alt.rhode_island (Usenet)

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   Dunks are a great way to keep the 'd' honest. It's an easy, high-percentage shot, and if your opponent gets one, then you need to readjust. It can also be a powerful was to exclamate a great move.

   1996 April 19, Sgt. Stadanko, “iRe: Rodman suspension vs. Jordan's suspension”, in alt.sports.basketball.nba.boston-celtics (Usenet)

   I was kidding for the most part, like I'd really listen to someone who has to use 15 ! to exclamate their sentences? :)

   1997 May 28, Phil Oliver, “Tori is a Whore”, in rec.music.tori-amos (Usenet)

   The win was exclamated when Patrick Ewing rejected a Tim Hardaway jumper in the final seconds.

   1999 February 13, Ravi Meibalane, “Ravi Meibalane”, in alt.sports.basketball.pro.ny-knicks (Usenet)

   if the xmen are taking on this darker attitude then there should be a reason for it. mutant lynchings in the streets. anti mutant hate groups burning buildings and promoting hate, actual hunting of mutants. this stuff is supposedly going on but it[’]s hardly ever shown. and when it is it[’]s done to exclamate a point then forgotten while the heroes fight villans.

   2000 June 3, jonnyprime, “New Mutants”, in rec.arts.comics.marvel.xbooks (Usenet)

   I think Ivan should invest in a dictionary, while trying to exclamate everyone else[’]s comments with extreme wording, he just makes himself look like a leftist ass.

   2001 February 19, Malcontent, “Ottawa's Indian Affairs Policies Demoralizing And Debasing Aboriginals”, in alt.politics.british (Usenet)

2. intransitivenonstandardrareTo use an exclamation mark or marks.

   BTW: Is there any particular reason you cannot seem to end any sentence with a normal full-stop, but always have to !exclamate!?

   2003 August 19, Hans-Bernhard Broeker, “LABEL GENERATION”, in comp.os.msdos.djgpp (Usenet)

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   Me!!!!!!!!!!!!! Quen: Shut up, you have too many exclamations! Sam: If I want to exclamate, that's my business. Quen: And you were telling me `dragon-ling' wasn't a word...

   1995 January 29, Samuel Marshall, “Dragonlance”, in alt.fan.dragons (Usenet)

   Do you realise that excessive exclamating makes you look like a constipated caffine freak? It doesn't state your point any harder or make it any more valid if you put more than one [exclamation mark] on.

   2003 May 22, Christofire, “Paging Wiz”, in uk.rec.motorcycles (Usenet)