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vociferation

[voh-sif-uh-ray-shuhn] / voʊˌsɪf əˈreɪ ʃən /


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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 Montrose Jonas Moses

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

The congregation still laughed, and the preacher, in the warmth of his zeal, redoubled his vociferation and action.

From Illustrative Anecdotes of the Animal Kingdom by Samuel G. (Samuel Griswold) Goodrich

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

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 George Henry Borrow


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