Associations to the word «Exclamation»
Noun
- Dismay
- Astonishment
- Surprise
- Impatience
- Disgust
- Amazement
- Delight
- Annoyance
- Groan
- Vent
- Sprang
- Admiration
- Burst
- Applause
- Interrogation
- Parenthesis
- Lip
- Disbelief
- Grunt
- Murmur
- Reverie
- Sob
- Colon
- Utterance
- Entreaty
- Shout
- Outcry
- Rapture
- Bystander
- Horror
- Joy
- Indignation
- Ecstasy
- Outburst
- Satisfaction
- Gasp
- Mark
- Moan
- Cry
- Perceiving
- Gesture
- Laughter
- Alarm
- Sudden
- Sigh
- Ashe
- Clatter
- Hearer
Adjective
Verb
Adverb
Wiktionary
EXCLAMATION, 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.
EXCLAMATION, noun. A word expressing outcry; an interjection; a word expressing passion, as wonder, fear, or grief.
EXCLAMATION, noun. A mark or sign by which outcry or emphatic utterance is marked; thus [!].
EXCLAMATION MARK, noun. Punctuation mark “!” (used to denote excitement, surprise or shock).
EXCLAMATION MARKS, noun. Plural of exclamation mark
EXCLAMATION POINT, noun. The symbol ! (an exclamation mark).
EXCLAMATION POINT, noun. (figurative) A shape like an exclamation point; elongated.
EXCLAMATION POINTS, noun. Plural of exclamation point
Dictionary definition
EXCLAMATION, noun. An abrupt excited utterance; "she gave an exclamation of delight"; "there was much exclaiming over it".
EXCLAMATION, noun. A loud complaint or protest or reproach.
EXCLAMATION, noun. An exclamatory rhetorical device; "O tempore! O mores".
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.