vociferate

American  

[voh-sif-uh-reyt] / voʊˈsɪf əˌreɪt /

verb (used with or without object)

vociferated, vociferating

1. to speak or cry out loudly or noisily; shout; bawl.

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vociferate British  

/ vəʊˈsɪfəˌreɪt /

verb

1. to exclaim or cry out about (something) clamorously, vehemently, or insistently

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Other Word Forms

• outvociferate verb (used with object)
• vociferation noun
• vociferator noun

Etymology

Origin of vociferate

1590–1600; < Latin vōciferātus (past participle of vōciferāri to shout), equivalent to vōci-, stem of vōx voice + fer ( re ) to bear ¹ + -ātus -ate ¹

Example Sentences

Steadily trying to balance himself upon one leg, he continues to vociferate several minutes.

From Scientific American

In matters really vital to him his will was granite and he commanded a silence which could vociferate "Hands off!"

From Project Gutenberg

The famous Puerta del Sol is filled at every hour of the day and night with such a rabble of loafers and vociferating peddlers that it takes courage to push one's way through.

From Project Gutenberg

To cry out with a loud, full sound; to cry with vehemence, as in calling or exultation; to shout; to vociferate.

From Project Gutenberg

The shops were all open, the artificers all at work, the unintelligible criers vociferating their wares, and the people in their working-day dresses.

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