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Meanings of vociferous in English

Conspicuously and offensively loud; given to vehement outcry.

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        Usage of vociferous in English
        1
        The most vociferous online support came from a more unusual source, however.
        The Guardian
        2
        As a result of vociferous campaigning, Bude has won a temporary reprieve.
        The Guardian
        3
        They are also the most vociferous letter writers we have come across.
        The Irish Times
        4
        Some charities acknowledge the intended kindness, others are vociferous in saying don't.
        The Guardian
        5
        The clamour these cannibals made was terrific, the children being especially vociferous.
        The Call of the South / 1908
        6
        At these words the other burst into a great and vociferous laugh.
        Stolen Treasure
        7
        The streets and quays swarm with the most vociferous, dirty, multitudinous life.
        The Complete Writings of Charles Dudley Warner — Volume 2
        8
        All these interests furnished vociferous declaimers for the recognition of Texan independence.
        Memoir of the Life of John Quincy Adams.
        9
        Suddenly the horses were pulled to their haunches with a vociferous shout.
        Bart Stirling's Road to Success; Or, The Young Express Agent
        10
        His speech was a brilliant one, and the applause had been vociferous.
        The House of Whispers
        11
        The meeting was characterised by vociferous inquiries, loud guffaws and warm embraces.
        Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah & Meccah — Volu...
        12
        The latter opened suddenly, and Mrs. Herndon bounced forth with vociferous welcome.
        Bob Hampton of Placer
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        At the start he was incredibly vociferous, bellowing constant encouragement from mid-off.
        The Guardian
        14
        There was vociferous demand for an encore and Beatrice gave another song.
        A Life's Morning
        15
        But activist feminism at its most vociferous is generally a left-wing pursuit.
        The Irish Times
        16
        The real Springsteen has been a persistent and vociferous critic of Trump.
        The Guardian
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        United Kingdom
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        United States of America
        Less common