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vociferate

[voh-sif-uh-rayt] / voʊˈsɪf əˌreɪt /


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These bronze rowdies whoop and vociferate on all sides.

From Time Magazine Archive

Seeing him unarmed, and respecting his peaceful character, they let him pass in and vociferate, but paid no regard to what he said.

From A Journey through the Kingdom of Oude, Volumes I & II by William Sleeman

And on this he began to vociferate, and scream out so loudly, 'Fire!--murder!--thieves!--help!' that I thought of nothing but getting out of the house as speedily as possible.

From The Serapion Brethren. Vol. II by Ernst Theordor Wilhelm Hoffmann

The advertiser who wants to be an indecent bore, and vociferate for the ten millionth time some flatulent falsehood about a pill, for instance, will pay at nuisance rates.

From Anticipations Of the Reaction of Mechanical and Scientific Progress upon Human life and Thought by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells

Placards everywhere vociferate the hurried lie for the day.

From Mother Earth, Vol. 1 No. 2, April 1906 Monthly Magazine Devoted to Social Science and Literature by Emma Goldman

The story you have told," Senator Norris vociferated, "is a falsehood.

From Time Magazine Archive

Last week Asquithians and Georgians vociferated over an issue of molehill stature which they erected into a Liberal mountain.

From Time Magazine Archive

Now another bellower cupped his hands, vociferated: "Long cheer for Pound!"

From Time Magazine Archive

On another occasion he found a mob haling a decently-dressed man along, who struggled and vociferated, but in a strange language.

From The Cloister and the Hearth A Tale of the Middle Ages by Charles Reade

"My lard, my lard!" vociferated a peasant witness, writhing under this mental excruciation, "I can't answer yon little gentleman, he's putting me in such a doldrum."

From Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol III, No 13, 1851 by Various

Not until last week did George Moore know the crude, earthy, tangible joy of having written a play which London proceeded to applaud, not merely from the lordly stalls but from the common, vociferating gallery.

From Time Magazine Archive

He waited till the last was in sight; then, letting go his hold upon the captive, he rushed back towards the men, fiercely vociferating as he went.

From The Finger of Fate A Romance by Mayne Reid

Across the corn-field a Traill's flycatcher was tossing up his head pertly, and vociferating kwee-kwee.

From A Rambler's lease by Bradford Torrey

Then, casting a mild and melancholy glance at the exasperated crowd, she said to La Louve, who persisted in vociferating, "Will you dare to call us cowards again?"

From The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 3 of 6 by Eugène Sue

That is to say, they will be deprived of all excuse for vociferating, plotting, and conspiring to have the pleasure of regulating the habits of others.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 62, Feb 3, 1872 by Various


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