declaim
/dษชหkleษชm/IPA: /D IH0 K L EY1 M/
verb
- 1
To object to something vociferously; to rail against in speech.
- 2
To recite, e.g., poetry, in a theatrical way; to speak for rhetorical display; to speak pompously, noisily, or theatrically; bemouth; to make an empty speech; to rehearse trite arguments in debate; to rant.
- 3
To speak rhetorically; to make a formal speech or oration; specifically, to recite a speech, poem, etc., in public as a rhetorical exercise; to practice public speaking.
โThe students declaim twice a week.โ
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