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interjection

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interjection

Word that is used to express an emotion such as surprise, admiration, or anger. Interjections are mainly used in spoken English. Examples are Oh!, Hey!, Mmm!, Ouch!, Shhh!, Whew!, and Wow!

There are many other expressions that are like interjections. For example Hello!, Hi! (as a greeting); Thank you!, Thanks!, Cheers! (to show gratitude); Watch out!, Be careful! (as a warning); Sorry! (as an apology); Yes!, OK!, All right! (to show agreement); and No!, No way!, Not likely! (to show disagreement).



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At such intervals, after a few moments of abstraction, Ralph would mutter some peevish interjection, and apply himself with renewed steadiness of purpose to the ledger before him, but again and again the same train of thought came back despite all his efforts to prevent it, confusing him in his calculations, and utterly distracting his attention from the figures over which he bent.
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby by Dickens, Charles View in context
Then silent, scarcely uttering an interjection of admiration, they gazed, they contemplated.
Round The Moon by Verne, Jules View in context
Powderell, a retired iron-monger of some standing--his interjection being something between a laugh and a Parliamentary disapproval; "we must let you have your say.
Middlemarch by Eliot, George View in context
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