vociferation
Example Sentences
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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 Bertram Mitford
He could hear voices behind—at the inn—a chorus of rough voices in loud vociferation.
From The White Gauntlet by Mayne Reid
Walshingham had seemed to win at the beginning, but finally Chitterlow had made a magnificent display of vociferation and swept him out of existence.
From Kipps The Story of a Simple Soul by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells
His trick to claim attention was remarkable, as he generally contrived to startle passengers with his last vociferation.
From The Cries of London Exhibiting Several of the Itinerant Traders of Antient and Modern Times by John Thomas Smith
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
