vociferation

American  

[voh-sif-uh-rey-shuhn] / voʊˌsɪf əˈreɪ ʃən /

noun

1. noisy outcry; clamor.

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Etymology

Origin of vociferation

1350–1400; Middle English < Latin vōciferātiōn- (stem of vōciferātiō ), equivalent to vōciferāt ( us ) ( see vociferate) + -iōn- -ion

Example Sentences

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vociferation

He continued to roar with very great vociferation, making all the cone ring, and casting about his legs and arms, like one distracted.

From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 5 by Various

If vociferation is to carry the question of religion, the North, and probably the Scotch, have it.

From Cotton is King, and Pro-Slavery Arguments Comprising the Writings of Hammond, Harper, Christy, Stringfellow, Hodge, Bledsoe, and Cartrwright on This Important Subject by Elliott, E. N.

Those who wish to make themselves understood by a foreigner in his own language should speak with much noise and vociferation, opening their mouths wide. 

From The Bible in Spain Vol. 1 [of 2] by Borrow, George Henry

It might be noted, however, that this kind, called Homo politicus, had so little sense that nobody cared to hear them, so that their success in vociferation amounted to nothing.

From The Arena Volume 18, No. 92, July, 1897 by Various

The rest of the crew sprang from the grass, and followed the example set them by their comrade, roaring out the pledge until the woods rang with their vociferation.

From Horse-Shoe Robinson A Tale of the Tory Ascendency by Kennedy, John Pendleton