vociferate

[ voh-sif-uh-reyt ]

verb (used with or without object)

, vo·cif·er·at·ed, vo·cif·er·at·ing.

1. to speak or cry out loudly or noisily; shout; bawl.

vociferate

/ vəʊˈsɪfəˌreɪt /

verb

1. to exclaim or cry out about (something) clamorously, vehemently, or insistently

Derived Forms

• voˈciferˌator, noun
• voˌciferˈation, noun

Other Words From

• vo·cifer·ator noun
• outvo·cifer·ate verb (used with object) outvociferated outvociferating

Word History and Origins

Origin of vociferate¹

1590–1600; < Latin vōciferātus (past participle of vōciferāri to shout), equivalent to vōci-, stem of vōx voice + fer ( re ) to bear ¹ + -ātus -ate ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of vociferate¹

C17: from Latin vōciferārī to clamour, from vōx voice + ferre to bear

Example Sentences

“This is the sinister intention of the U.S. vociferating about ‘solid alliance’ with South Korea.”

From The New Yorker

Steadily trying to balance himself upon one leg, he continues to vociferate several minutes.

From Scientific American

On the other side of the road, another young man vociferated salvation through a loudspeaker.

From Scientific American

In matters really vital to him his will was granite and he commanded a silence which could vociferate "Hands off!"

From Project Gutenberg

The famous Puerta del Sol is filled at every hour of the day and night with such a rabble of loafers and vociferating peddlers that it takes courage to push one's way through.

From Project Gutenberg