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

Let the singing singers With vocal voices, most vociferous, In sweet vociferation out-vociferize Even sound itself.

From Familiar Quotations A Collection of Passages, Phrases, and Proverbs Traced to Their Sources in Ancient and Modern Literature by Bartlett, John

Mr. Brazen seem'd surpris'd at the thought of relinquishing America, and bawl'd out with the vociferation of an old miser that had been robb'd—Relinquish America! relinquish America! forbid it heavens!

From The Fall of British Tyranny American Liberty Triumphant by Moses, Montrose Jonas

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

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

At last, after an hour and a half of laborious vociferation, I managed to get the pyramid done and Cheops put into it.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 11, No. 68, June, 1863 by Various