vociferation

Example Sentences

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They have long shown a most observable preference for those meetings, by whomsoever conducted, where there is most noise and vociferation, most to strike on the senses, and least to afford instruction.

From Thoughts on the Religious Instruction of the Negroes of this Country by Plumer, William Swan

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

Three sons whom churlishness bears to impatience: trembling, niggardliness, vociferation.

From The Triads of Ireland by Meyer, Kuno

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 Smith, John Thomas

The whole town is a scene of vociferation, disputation, and fighting. 

From Travels in Tartary, Thibet, and China During the years 1844-5-6 Volume 2 by Huc, Évariste Régis