vociferate

C2+ Topic:Communication
US /voʊˈsɪf.əˌreɪt/ UK /vəʊˈsɪf.ə.reɪt/
verb

Meanings

  1. 1
    verb

    to shout, cry out, or utter something loudly and vehemently

    The landlord continued to vociferate from the doorway until the crowd dispersed.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 verb · to shout, cry out, or utter... shoutclamorbellowdeclaim
Opposites
Word family
Forms vociferatedvociferating
Derived forms vociferationvociferator
Related forms vociferousvoice

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin vociferari ("to utter with a loud voice"), from vox, vocis ("voice") + ferre ("to carry, bear"). Its structure literally presents a shout as something carried by the voice.

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