vociferation

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Captain Stuart's calm, full voice struck the vibrating air at least an octave lower than the keen, high vociferation of the Cherokee.

From The Story of Old Fort Loudon by Murfree, Mary Noailles

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 Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)

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

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

He continued to roar with very great vociferation, making all the cone ring, and casting about his legs and arms, like one distracted.

From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 5 by Various