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on of sound or words indicative of emotion, as in surprise, pain, grief, joy, anger, etc. Exclamations against abuses in the church. Hooker. Thus will I drown your exclamations. Shak. A festive exclamation not unsuited to the occasion. Trench.

good Lafeu, bring in the admiration. Shak. Note of admiration, the mark (!), called also exclamation point.

An exclamation, expressive of surprise, pity, complaint, entreaty, contempt, threatening, delight, triumph, etc., according to the manner of utterance.

An exclamation expressing, by different intonations, triumph, mixed with derision or irony, or simple surprise.

An exclamation to call one's attention; hem.

An exclamation expressive of sorrow. [Archaic. or Poet.] Shak.

An exclamation expressing sorrow.

An exclamation expressive of sorrow, pity, or apprehension of evil; -- in old writers, sometimes followed by day or white; alas the day, like alack a day, or alas the white.

An exclamation signifying Praise ye Jehovah. Hence: A song of praise to God. See Hallelujah, the commoner form. I heard a great voice of much people in heaven, saying, Alleluia. Rev. xix. 1.

To drive or scare off by some exclamation. [R.] "Whiskered cats arointed flee." Mrs. Browning.

An exclamation expressive of extreme contempt. Twenty-five years ago the vile ejaculation, Bah! was utterly unknown to the English public. De Quincey.

An exclamation corresponding to Bless you !.

An adjuration or exclamation common among the Mohammedans. [Written also Bizmillah.]

An exclamation used to startle or frighten. [Spelt also boh and boo.]

Well done! excellent! an exclamation expressive of applause.

A great outcry or vociferation; loud and continued shouting or exclamation. Shak.

A mark (!) used to indicate an exclamation. G. Brown.

An animated or passionate exclamation. The feelings by the ecphonesis are very various. Gibbs.

An exclamation expressing exultation or surprise, etc.

An exclamation expressing delight.