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vociferate

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vo·cif·er·ate  (v-sf-rt)
tr. & intr.v. vo·cif·er·at·ed, vo·cif·er·at·ing, vo·cif·er·ates
To utter (something) or cry out loudly and vehemently, especially in protest.
[Latin vciferr, vcifert-, from *vcifer, carrying the voice : vx, vc-, voice; see voice + ferre, to carry; see bher-1 in Indo-European roots.]
vo·cifer·ation n.
vo·cifer·ator n.
vociferate
Verb
[-ating, -ated] to exclaim or cry out about (something) noisily [Latin vox voice + ferre to bear]
vociferation n
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Verb1.vociferatevociferate - utter in a very loud voice; "They vociferated their demands"
shout out
give tongue to, utter, express, verbalise, verbalize - articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise; "She expressed her anger"; "He uttered a curse"
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Ruffling, and swelling, and snorting, and slapping their breasts, and brandishing their arms, they would vociferate all their exploits; reminding the Blackfeet how they had drenched their towns in tears and blood; enumerate the blows they had inflicted, the warriors they had slain, the scalps they had brought off in triumph.
The Adventures of Captain Bonneville, U.S.A., in the Rocky Mountains and the far West by Irving, Washington View in context
He then began to vociferate pretty loudly, and at last an old woman, opening an upper casement, asked, Who they were, and what they wanted?
The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling by Fielding, Henry View in context
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