vociferant

The vociferant crowd cheered loudly at the sports stadium.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Loud and noisy: "vociferant" describes a person or thing that is making a loud, clamorous, or insistent outcry. It refers to a quality of being vociferous or vehement in expression.

Usage Examples

• (The noisy crowd shouted their demands loudly.)
• (His loud and insistent objections were audible at a distance.)
• (The children were noisy and exuberant.)

Advanced Usage

• "vociferant in one's demands": to be loudly insistent about something.

  • The union members were vociferant in their demands for better wages. (They expressed their demands with loud and persistent outcry.)

• "vociferant opposition": strong, noisy disagreement.

  • The new policy faced vociferant opposition from the community. (The policy was met with loud and vehement protest.)

Variants and Related Words

• Vociferous (adj): characterized by vehement or loud outcry (more common synonym).

  • The vociferous debate lasted for hours. (The loud and heated argument continued.)

• Vociferate (verb): to cry out loudly; to shout.

  • He vociferated his complaints to the manager. (He shouted his complaints loudly.)

• Vociferation (noun): the act of crying out loudly.

  • The vociferation from the stadium could be heard miles away. (The loud shouting was audible from a great distance.)

Synonyms

• Clamorous: making a loud and confused noise.
• Strident: loud and harsh in sound.
• Raucous: making a harsh, loud noise.
• Vehement: showing strong feeling; forceful, passionate, or intense.

Related Idioms

• To raise one's voice: to speak louder, often in anger or protest.

  • The vociferant protester raised his voice above the crowd. (He shouted loudly to be heard.)

• To make a racket: to create a loud, disturbing noise.

  • The vociferant fans made a racket throughout the game. (The noisy fans created a loud disturbance.)