单词 | vociferate |
释义 | vociferate (once / 4776 pages) v To vociferate is to shout or yell. People vociferate when they want to be heard. Vociferating is a fancy word for shouting. A police officer vociferates by yelling "Stop!" at a suspect. In sports, coaches' vociferating is aimed at their players and the referees. Parents often vociferate when their children misbehave. If someone is talking very loudly, they're vociferating. Never vociferate in a library: a librarian will tell you to keep it down. WORD FAMILYvociferate: vociferated, vociferates, vociferating, vociferation, vociferator+/vociferation: vociferations/vociferator: vociferators USAGE EXAMPLESSteadily trying to balance himself upon one leg, he continues to vociferate several minutes. Scientific American(Jul 23, 2013) On the other side of the road, another young man vociferated salvation through a loudspeaker. Scientific American(Apr 05, 2013) With a wild yell, each vociferating according to his own impulse, they urged both boats upon the floes. Whymper, Frederick, The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adve...(2012) v utter in a very loud voice They vociferated their demands Syn|Hyper shout out express, give tongue to, utter, verbalise, verbalize articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise |
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