as in vocal
engaging in or marked by loud and insistent cries especially of protest
vociferating union members angrily marched outside corporate headquarters
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as in shouting
to speak so as to be heard at a distance
he can never seem to voice his opinions at a decent decibel level; he has to vociferate
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vociferating
Adjective
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The responses in Bug are very vocal and that is a lot of fun.—
Juan A. Ramírez, Vogue, 9 Jan. 2026
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Hopefuls are judged on musical performance, song choice, vocal abilities, costuming, crowd appeal and authenticity in portraying the real-life Gold Rush character Klondike Kate.—
Verb
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By the time the group made it into the hallway, Fleeger and Freeman's wife, Joanna, were shouting at each other.—
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Her social media posts hyping Cincinnati and under-the-radar cities last summer went viral with over 1 million views on Instagram and Tiktok, prompting thousands of comments shouting out other secondary cities worth a visit.—
Adjective
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Then there’s reality TV star Spencer Pratt, an outspoken Bass critic, who launched a campaign rooted in his fury over the city’s handling of the fire — and the loss of his family’s home in the flames.—
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The outspoken auteur, considered one of Iranian cinema’s greatest living masters, is still in the crosshairs of the government known as the Islamic Republic of Iran.—
Verb
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Becca Good can be heard yelling from outside the vehicle.—
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In the video, a man is seen yelling at fellow audience members for being disruptive throughout the show's first act.—
Adjective
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Someone else who has been addressing artificial intelligence head on has been Julia Roberts, who has been one of its most vociferous critics and refuses to even use ChatGPT.—
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But in 1984, a menace to Yuletide morality yea more dire than Starbucks holiday cups stirred vociferous objections.—
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The man sat in the driver's seat, while the woman sat in the passenger seat, their crying child in the man’s arms.—
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At one point during the hearing, Richards pleaded for a tissue and began crying while recalling a particularly abusive event in May.—
Adjective
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Some of these skew toward the quirkier side, and a couple are blatant reaches (January wish lists are where our most delirious aspirations belong, after all).—
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These bans are blatant discrimination, and the Court should say so.—
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Simons also emphasized that December jobs data are among the noisiest of the year and should not be over-interpreted.—
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And then there is the noisy parade of vehicles passing nearby on their way to who knows what?—
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“Vociferating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vociferating. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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