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单词 vociferate
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Definition of vociferate in English:

vociferate

verbvə(ʊ)ˈsɪfəreɪtvoʊˈsɪfəreɪt
[no object]
  • Shout, complain, or argue loudly or vehemently.

    he then began to vociferate loudly
    with object he entered, vociferating curses
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Because he's singing love songs, he doesn't need to vociferate or complain.
    • While Andrea vociferated her opinions, Nicole worked quietly behind-the-scenes to make your life miserable if you gave her a reason to.
    • ‘Anytime,’ I heard him vociferate when I tried to trudge past him.
    • They encounter a little ugly man who is understandably furious at the invasion of his property by these two strangers and vociferates horrific but comically impotent threats.
    • She vociferated in fury, ‘All these years, I've never stopped loving you!’
    Synonyms
    yell, cry, cry out, call, call out, roar, howl, bellow, bawl, call at the top of one's voice, clamour, bay, cheer, yawp, yelp, wail, squawk, shriek, scream, screech, squeal, squall, caterwaul, whoop

Derivatives

  • vociferance

  • noun
  • vociferant

  • adjective
    • Decidedly the fan base there needed to be more vociferant.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Art is a forum in which the individual can express him/herself to a dramatic, beautiful, vociferant and, oftentimes, cathartic end.
  • vociferation

  • nounvə(ʊ)sɪfəˈreɪʃ(ə)nvəˌsɪfəˈreɪʃ(ə)n
    • Fines can be levied for ‘shouting and other vociferations, including abuse of bells or other noisemaking instruments.’
  • vociferator

  • noun

Origin

Late 16th century: from Latin vociferat- 'exclaimed', from the verb vociferari, from vox 'voice' + ferre 'carry'.

Rhymes

proliferate
 
 

Definition of vociferate in US English:

vociferate

verbvōˈsifərātvoʊˈsɪfəreɪt
[no object]
  • Shout, complain, or argue loudly or vehemently.

    he then began to vociferate pretty loudly
    with object he entered, vociferating curses
    Example sentencesExamples
    • She vociferated in fury, ‘All these years, I've never stopped loving you!’
    • They encounter a little ugly man who is understandably furious at the invasion of his property by these two strangers and vociferates horrific but comically impotent threats.
    • Because he's singing love songs, he doesn't need to vociferate or complain.
    • While Andrea vociferated her opinions, Nicole worked quietly behind-the-scenes to make your life miserable if you gave her a reason to.
    • ‘Anytime,’ I heard him vociferate when I tried to trudge past him.
    Synonyms
    yell, cry, cry out, call, call out, roar, howl, bellow, bawl, call at the top of one's voice, clamour, bay, cheer, yawp, yelp, wail, squawk, shriek, scream, screech, squeal, squall, caterwaul, whoop

Origin

Late 16th century: from Latin vociferat- ‘exclaimed’, from the verb vociferari, from vox ‘voice’ + ferre ‘carry’.

 
 
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