vociferation
Pronunciation
  • (British) IPA: /vəʊˌsɪf.əˈɹeɪ.ʃən/
  • (America) IPA: /voʊˌsɪf.əˈɹeɪ.ʃən/
Noun

vociferation (plural vociferations)

  1. The act of exclaiming; violent outcry; vehement utterance of the voice.
    • 1749, Henry Fielding, chapter III, in The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling. In Six Volumes, volume (please specify ), London: Printed by A[ndrew] Millar, […], OCLC 928184292 ↗, book IV:
    • 1837 Thomas Carlyle, The French Revolution: A History
      Crack go the whips; but twenty Patriot arms have seized each of the eight bridles: there is rearing, rocking, vociferation; not the smallest headway.
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