vociferation

Example Sentences

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They have long shown a most observable preference for those meetings, by whomsoever conducted, where there is most noise and vociferation, most to strike on the senses, and least to afford instruction.

From Thoughts on the Religious Instruction of the Negroes of this Country by Plumer, William Swan

Three sons whom churlishness bears to impatience: trembling, niggardliness, vociferation.

From The Triads of Ireland by Meyer, Kuno

His trick to claim attention was remarkable, as he generally contrived to startle passengers with his last vociferation.

From The Cries of London Exhibiting Several of the Itinerant Traders of Antient and Modern Times by Smith, John Thomas

As we neared the beach, two oomiaks, full of women, arrived, and the "teymas" and vociferation were redoubled.

From Narrative of a Second Expedition to the Shores of the Polar Sea by Franklin, John

There is much vociferation also going on beneath the window respecting certain wheelbarrows which are in rivalry for our baggage: we appease their rivalry with our best patience, and follow them down the narrow street.

From The Stones of Venice, Volume I (of 3) by Ruskin, John