declaim
verb (used without object)
to speak aloud in an oratorical manner; make a formal speech.
has been declaiming
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present perfect progressiveof declaim (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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But now, he has been declaiming that England is such a wonderfully prosperous state, meaning that it has plenty of money in its breeches pocket....
From The Life of William Ewart Gladstone (Vol 2 of 3) by John Morley
Or his French successor, the nobleman in "The Grand Duchess," who inquires, in plaintive accents, for "Le parapluie de ma mere," just after Schneider has been declaiming about her father's sabre?
From Umbrellas and Their History by William Sangster
