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

The quiet and the steady going here, amid the German vociferation, is of itself an enormous—I was going to say pleasure.

From The Letters of Henry James, Vol. II by James, Henry

The megaphone ceased its musical vociferation, which formed a spiritual exercise for the souls assembled before us.

From The Goddess of Atvatabar Being the history of the discovery of the interior world and conquest of Atvatabar by Bradshaw, William Richard

Far away, almost inaudible, the harsh bark of the sentinel baboon; close at hand, oppressive in its vociferation, the shrill chirrup of crickets.

From The Fire Trumpet A Romance of the Cape Frontier by Mitford, Bertram

There is much vociferation also going on beneath the window respecting certain wheelbarrows which are in rivalry for our baggage: we appease their rivalry with our best patience, and follow them down the narrow street.

From The Stones of Venice, Volume I (of 3) by Ruskin, John

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