exclaim
verb (used without object)
to cry out or speak suddenly and vehemently, as in surprise, strong emotion, or protest.
were 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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He wore a long black jacket, and upon his arrival, all of the Beach players were exclaiming, “Hey, it’s Coach P!”
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 20, 2015
But all about him people were exclaiming, ‘Look, there they are!’
From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes
The girls were exclaiming and thanking their father, and nobody noticed Ned Brooke's behaviour but myself, and it soon passed out of my mind.
From Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1896 to 1901 by L. M. (Lucy Maud) Montgomery
They were exclaiming in pity, and had their arms about the athlete, for Culver Covington, Intercollegiate One-Hundred-Yard Champion, was hobbling forward upon a pair of crutches.
From Going Some by Rex Ellingwood Beach
At breakfast all were exclaiming over the wonderful weather, George insisting that he did not believe this could be Labrador at all.
From Woman's Way Through Unknown Labrador by Mina Benson Hubbard
