vo•cif•er•a•tion
We found 4 definitions of vociferation from 4 different sources.
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vociferation - a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition; "the speaker was interrupted by loud cries from the rear of the audience" | ||
cry, outcry, call, yell, shout | ||
utterance, vocalization the use of uttered sounds for auditory communication | ||
yowl, holloa, hollo, hollering, holla, bellowing, holler, roaring, bellow, roar a very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal); "his bellow filled the hallway" | ||
blue murder an extravagantly loud outcry; "she screamed blue murder" | ||
catcall a cry expressing disapproval | ||
clamoring, clamour, clamouring, hue and cry, clamor loud and persistent outcry from many people; "he ignored the clamor of the crowd" | ||
halloo a shout to attract attention; "he gave a great halloo but no one heard him" | ||
hoot a loud raucous cry (as of an owl) | ||
hosanna a cry of praise or adoration (to God) | ||
noise incomprehensibility resulting from irrelevant information or meaningless facts or remarks; "all the noise in his speech concealed the fact that he didn't have anything to say" | ||
screaming, screech, screeching, shriek, shrieking, scream a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry; "he ducked at the screechings of shells"; "he heard the scream of the brakes" | ||
whoop a loud hooting cry of exultation or excitement | ||
war whoop, battle cry, rallying cry, war cry a yell intended to rally a group of soldiers in battle | ||
yelling, shouting uttering a loud inarticulate cry as of pain or excitement | ||
yodel a songlike cry in which the voice fluctuates rapidly between the normal voice and falsetto |