interjection

noun

ˌin-tər-ˈjek-shən How to pronounce interjection (audio)
Definition of interjectionnext
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 Williams gleefully interrupts Faith's stream of consciousness with a profound interjection. — Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 23 Dec. 2024 The director illustrates much of this through long, patient takes, often keeping distance with interjections of a slow push in towards Lee’s face, studying him in meditation as the the sounds of the natural world quietly score the scene, as though the two are in communion. — Kambole Campbell, IndieWire, 5 Nov. 2024 The interjection came as King Charles and Queen Camilla visited the Australian capital Canberra to meet the nation’s leaders, including Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. — Hilary Whiteman, CNN, 21 Oct. 2024 This big chunk of the episode, before the two big reveals — the verdict and the killer — is mercifully free of flashbacks, dreams, and interjections. — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 24 July 2024 See All Example Sentences for interjection
Recent Examples of Synonyms for interjection
  1. cry
  2. exclamation
  3. shout
  4. ejaculation
  5. scream
  6. shriek
Noun
  • For weeks now, Haiti’s volatile capital has been caught between cries and gunfire, armed gangs and mass exodus, and anxiety and silence.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 18 Mar. 2025
  • In the theatre, though, peals of laughter drowned out Melton’s cries and the scene’s devastatingly anticlimactic end.
    — Lauren Michele Jackson, The New Yorker, 27 Feb. 2025
Definition of cry
Noun
  • That put an exclamation mark on Buehler's eight-year major league career in (2017-24) in Los Angeles.
    — Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
  • What Aimee Lou Wood conveys with an energetic smile and exclamation, Walton Goggins portrays with a scowl and an expletive.
    — Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 16 Feb. 2025
Definition of exclamation
Noun
  • The team of masons, covered in dust and sweat, had been working in the ruins of the Altadena house for hours when a shout echoed across the wreckage.
    — Laura J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2025
  • In her speech, Gadot gave a sweet shout out to her daughters and husband Jaron Varsano.
    — Hannah Sacks, People.com, 18 Mar. 2025
Definition of shout
Noun
  • In mice that ejaculated, dopamine release slowed significantly in the transition from intromission to ejaculation before rising quickly.
    — Elana Spivack, Popular Science, 19 Mar. 2025
  • Men’s health content related to topics like testosterone, vasectomies and premature ejaculation is so pervasive on social media, in fact, that a 2022 study waded through all of it to find some of the inaccuracies in the high volume of content that was already reaching men.
    — Mara Santilli, Flow Space, 4 Mar. 2025
Definition of ejaculation
Noun
  • As the evening presses forward, a shrill scream goes thundering across the third floor, and the camera pans to showcase A.B. lying dead in the game room.
    — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 20 Mar. 2025
  • More than once, Mariana emits an exasperated scream that goes on and on and on, almost like an operatic aria.
    — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 19 Mar. 2025
Definition of scream
Noun
  • While studying a rare species whose mating call appears to be the frightening shrieks the team has been hearing in the woods, the pair hired Kodiak (McHale) as their guide.
    — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 21 Mar. 2025
  • Common to woodlands, scrublands, savanna and villages across most of East Africa, they can be found in small flocks, usually making a variety of noisy scolds and shrieks at anyone within earshot.
    — Matt Kracht, People.com, 11 Mar. 2025
Definition of shriek

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