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vociferous [vəʊˈsɪfərəs] adj
1. characterized by vehemence, clamour, or noisiness vociferous protests 2. making an outcry or loud noises; clamorous a vociferous mob vociferously adv vociferousness n ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
vociferous Translations vociferous [vəʊˈsɪfərəs] ADJ 1. (= forceful, energetic) → ruidoso there were vociferous protests → hubo ruidosas protestas, se protestó ruidosamente 2. (= noisy) → vociferante vociferous [vəˈsɪfərəs] adj (= outspoken) → vociférateur/trice vociferous adj class, audience → laut; demands, protest, critic, minority, opponent → lautstark; to be vociferous in one’s opposition to something → lautstark gegen etw opponieren; to be vociferous in demanding one’s rights → lautstark seine Rechte einfordern vociferous [vəʊˈsɪf/ərəs] adj → rumoroso/a vociferous [vəʊˈsɪf/ərəs] adj → rumoroso/a How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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One fellow would demand a dollar an hour for the use of his donkey; another claimed half a dollar for pricking him up, another a quarter for helping in that service, and about fourteen guides presented bills for showing us the way through the town and its environs; and every vagrant of them was more vociferous, and more vehement and more frantic in gesture than his neighbor. And one by one, encouraged by vociferous applause, speaking with fire and enthusiasm and excited gestures, they replied to the attack. Many citizens, seeing the women flying toward the High Street, leaving their children crying at the open doors, hastened to don the cuirass, and supporting their somewhat uncertain courage with a musket or a partisan, directed their steps toward the hostelry of the Jolly Miller, before which was gathered, increasing every minute, a compact group, vociferous and full of curiosity. |
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