as in cry
a sudden short emotional utterance a chorus of angry interjections greeted the announcement that our flight would be delayed

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Recent Examples of interjection Fully Emotional Conversation Current services often miss non-textual information like tone, pauses and interjections due to their conventional approach to audio interaction. Zack Zhuang, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024 The tension between the siblings, the interjection of their critical mother and tough conversations give the state of Mel’s life more context. Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 13 Sep. 2024 Seemingly amused, Judge Whitaker responded to Steele’s interjection. Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 12 Sep. 2024 Moderators’ fact checks lead to some backlash online Muir and Davis’s interjections to push back on some of Trump’s claims led to some backlash from Republicans online. Mabinty Quarshie, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 11 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for interjection 
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Noun
  • The sailors’ splashes and cries, along with the debris from the sinking ship, likely signaled to the sharks that an easy feast was at hand.
    Scott Travers, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
  • But the heartbreaking cries continued as the video showed him in another part of the home.
    Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Gasps and exclamations evidenced that others had seen the shark, too.
    Tim Chester, AFAR Media, 13 Dec. 2024
  • Insert double heart-eyes and red exclamation mark emojis here.
    Shalwah Evans, People.com, 22 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • In the Miami-Dade criminal justice system, Hollis, with her shouts of asesino and accusatory posts on her barren Facebook page, ranked as big a menace as vicious stalkers and wife-beaters.
    Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025
  • In her performances, Ado’s shouts and screams richly express the full range of negative emotions, such as anger, sadness, fear, disgust, pity, frustration, and jealousy.
    Billboard Japan, Billboard, 1 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Excess Semen Semen, or seminal fluid, is the sperm-containing substance that males at birth secrete during ejaculation.
    Mark Gurarie, Health, 14 Dec. 2024
  • Seeing the actual act of ejaculation on-screen magnifies the euphoria of this moment and how much joy can be derived from prioritizing and pleasuring yourself as well as others.
    David Opie, IndieWire, 7 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Suddenly, a woman is yanked through a mirror — a moment punctuated by the funniest shriek this side of the Wilhem scream — and the plot is pulled into the ’80s: a critical framing shift that’s never once made explicit.
    Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 3 Jan. 2025
  • Break out three giant claps, a dazzling smile and a deafening scream.
    Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 28 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • The Audubon Bird Guide describes its song as a flat, harsh shriek.
    Jeffrey Schweers, Orlando Sentinel, 6 Jan. 2025
  • The screams eventually reach a crescendo, as video shows the shrieks getting gradually louder and louder until the group stopped.
    Andrea Margolis, Fox News, 28 Nov. 2024

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“Interjection.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interjection. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.

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