exclamation mark
UK/ˌɛks.kləˈmeɪ.ʃn̩ ˌmɑːk//ˌɛks.kləˈmeɪ.ʃn̩ ˌmɑɹk/
exclamation mark noun: the punctuation mark “!” (generally used to denote excitement, surprise or shock).
Noun
exclamation mark (plural exclamation marks)
- The punctuation mark “!” (generally used to denote excitement, surprise or shock).
- The excessive use of exclamation marks devalues their effect, but is typical of concise genres such as cartoons, not reference works!
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exclamation mark meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
exclamation mark in Hindi
- punctuation “!”
- विस्मयादिबोधक चिन्ह vismayādibodhak cinha, विस्मयादिबोधक चिह्न vismayādibodhak cihna
exclamation mark in Tamil
- punctuation “!”
- வியப்புக்குறி viyappukkuṟi, ஆச்சரியக்குறி āccariyakkuṟi
exclamation mark in Urdu
- punctuation “!”
- عَلامَتِ فُجائِیَّہ 'alāmat-i fujāiyya
exclamation mark in Bengali
- punctuation “!”
- বিস্ময়সূচক চিহ্ন biśśõẏśucok cihno
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- exclamation mark in Malayalam
- വിക്ഷേപിണി vikṣēpiṇi, ആശ്ചര്യചിഹ്നം āścaryacihnaṁ
- exclamation mark in Kannada
- ಭಾವಸೂಚಕ ಚಿಹ್ನೆ, ಉದ್ಗಾರವಾಚಕ ಚಿಹ್ನೆ, ಆಶ್ಚರ್ಯಸೂಚಕ ಚಿಹ್ನೆ, ಬೆರಗು ಗುರುತು
- exclamation mark in Punjabi
- ਵਿਸਮਕ ਚਿੰਨ੍ਹ vismak cinnh
- exclamation mark in Pashto
- د غم نښه dë ǧam nix̌a, اعلانيه نښه i'lāniya nix̌a
- exclamation mark in Tagalog
- tandang padamdam
- exclamation mark in Arabic
- عَلَامَةْ تَعَجُّب ʕalāmat taʕajjub, عَلَامَةْ هُتَاف ʕalāmat hutāf
- exclamation mark in Malay
- tanda seru
- exclamation mark in Indonesian
- tanda seru
- exclamation mark in Thai
- อัศเจรีย์ àt-sà-jee-rii, เครื่องหมายตกใจ krʉ̂ʉang-mǎai-dtòk-jai
- exclamation mark in Vietnamese
- dấu chấm than
- exclamation mark in Myanmar
- အာမေဍ္ဍိတ်သင်္ကေတ amedditsangketa.
Synonyms of exclamation mark
- exclamation
- exclamation point
- shriek
- bang
- pling
- astonisher
- screamer
- mark of exclamation
- ecphoneme
- mark of admiration
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Forms of exclamation mark
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Words formed from exclamation mark
Questions about exclamation mark
- What does exclamation mark mean?
- Exclamation mark means the punctuation mark “!” (generally used to denote excitement, surprise or shock).
- What is exclamation mark in Hindi?
- Exclamation mark in Hindi is विस्मयादिबोधक चिन्ह (vismayādibodhak cinha), विस्मयादिबोधक चिह्न (vismayādibodhak cihna). See Exclamation mark meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is exclamation mark?
- Exclamation mark is a noun.
- How do you pronounce exclamation mark?
- Exclamation mark is pronounced /ˌɛks.kləˈmeɪ.ʃn̩ ˌmɑːk/ (UK).
- What is the plural of exclamation mark?
- The plural of exclamation mark is exclamation marks.
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