exclaim
verb (used without object)
to cry out or speak suddenly and vehemently, as in surprise, strong emotion, or protest.
was exclaiming
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past progressiveof exclaim.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Ms. Saila was on top of the CN Tower in Toronto, and a middle-age man was exclaiming over the visitor from the North.
From New York Times ● Oct. 19, 2019
I feel like I've just come from a meeting of the Roman Senate, where the Premier was exclaiming, 'Hannibal is at the gates!'
From Time Magazine Archive
Elton had just joined them, and his wife was exclaiming,
From "Emma" by Jane Austen
"But Nan!" she was exclaiming, "who'd have expected to find you here?"
From Old Crow by Alice Brown
‘You never saw such a thing!’ she was exclaiming rapidly to the circle that formed round 65 her.
From The Youngest Girl in the School by Evelyn Sharp
