vociferate
/və(ʊ)ˈsɪfəreɪt
/verb [no object]
Shout, complain, or argue loudly or vehemently: he then began to vociferate loudly [with object]: he entered, vociferating curses...
- Because he's singing love songs, he doesn't need to vociferate or complain.
- 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!’
Derivatives
vociferance
vociferant
- Art is a forum in which the individual can express him/herself to a dramatic, beautiful, vociferant and, oftentimes, cathartic end.
- Decidedly the fan base there needed to be more vociferant.
vociferation
- Fines can be levied for ‘shouting and other vociferations, including abuse of bells or other noisemaking instruments.’
vociferator
Origin
Late 16th century: from Latin vociferat- 'exclaimed', from the verb vociferari, from vox 'voice' + ferre 'carry'.