vociferation
Americannoun
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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The good man was at last disturbed by our noise and vociferation, for we were hungry, and consequently impatient.
From The Bible in Spain Vol. 1 [of 2] by Borrow, George Henry
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
The firing was continued till it was almost dark with eager zest, but much irregularity, and almost as great an expenditure of animal spirits in vociferation, as of powder and bullets.
From Rambles in the Islands of Corsica and Sardinia with Notices of their History, Antiquities, and Present Condition. by Forester, Thomas
This was succeeded by a burst of furious vociferation in a voice which Paco knew to be that of Baltasar.
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 367, May 1846 by Various
The acolytes with the removal of their scarlet cassocks, were become somewhat ragged urchins playing pitch and toss with much gesture and vociferation.
From The Land of The Blessed Virgin; Sketches and Impressions in Andalusia by Maugham, W. Somerset (William Somerset)
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