exclaim in WordNet English dictionary

1. utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
   "`I won!' he exclaimed"; "`Help!' she cried"; "`I'm here,' the mother shouted when she saw her child looking lost"
   exclaim  cry  cry out  outcry  call out  shout 
   
2. state or announce
   "`I am not a Communist,' he exclaimed"; "The King will proclaim an amnesty"
   proclaim  exclaim  promulgate