declaim (redirected from declaiming)

de·claim  (d-klm)

v. de·claimed, de·claim·ing, de·claims

v.intr.

1. To deliver a formal recitation, especially as an exercise in rhetoric or elocution.

2. To speak loudly and vehemently; inveigh.

v.tr.

To utter or recite with rhetorical effect.

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[Middle English declamen, from Latin dclmre : d-, intensive pref.; see de- + clmre, to cry out; see kel-² in Indo-European roots.]

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de·claimer n.

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declaim

Verb

1. to speak loudly and dramatically

2. declaim against to protest against loudly and publicly [Latin declamare]

declamation n
declamatory adj

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	declaim - recite in elocution recite elocute - declaim in an elocutionary manner; "The poet elocuted beautifully" perorate - deliver an oration in grandiloquent style scan - read metrically; "scan verses" perform, do, execute - carry out or perform an action; "John did the painting, the weeding, and he cleaned out the gutters"; "the skater executed a triple pirouette"; "she did a little dance"
	2.	declaim - speak against in an impassioned manner; "he declaimed against the wasteful ways of modern society" inveigh protest - utter words of protest

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declaim

verb speak, lecture, proclaim, recite, rant, harangue, hold forth, spiel (informal) orate, perorate

declaim against something or someone protest against, attack, rail at or against, denounce, decry, inveigh against

Translations

declaim

v declaim [diˈkleim]

to make (a speech) in an impressive and dramatic manner She declaimed against immorality. voordra, opsê, uitvaar يُلقي خِطابا بصورَةٍ دراميَّه говоря с патос řečnit deklamere wettern αγορεύω declamar jutlustama دکلمه کردن؛ با احساس خواندن saarnata déclamer לְדַבֵּר בְּלָהָט प्रभावशाली और नाटकीय ढंग से घोषित करना recitirati, deklamirati szónokol berpidato, berdeklamasi tala hátt og með ákafa declamare 劇的に朗読する ?생각을) 강력하게 표현하다 rėžti kalbą protestēt berpidato declameren, uitvaren deklamere, ta kraftig til orde for wygłosić (płomienną mowę) arengar a declama говорить с пафосом rečniť deklamirati deklamovati hålla tal, orera, predika แสดงสุนทรพจน์อย่างฉะฉาน etkileyici şekilde konuşmak 作慷慨激昂的演說，演講 виступати زور خطابت کا مظاہرہ diễn thuyết hùng hồn 作慷慨激昂的演说，演讲