declaim
intransitive verb
- to recite a speech, poem, etc. with studied or artificial eloquence
- to speak in a dramatic, pompous, or blustering way
- to make an impassioned verbal attack; deliver a tirade
transitive verb
- to recite (a poem, speech, etc.)
- to utter with feeling, pomposity, etc.
See declaim in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(dĭ-klāmˈ)
verb de·claimed,
de·claim·ing,
de·claims verb, intransitive- To deliver a formal recitation, especially as an exercise in rhetoric or elocution.
- To speak loudly and vehemently; inveigh.
verb, transitive To utter or recite with rhetorical effect.
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