Vociferation vs Howl - What's the difference?
vociferation | howl | Related terms |
The act of exclaiming; violent outcry; vehement utterance of the voice.
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The protracted, mournful cry of a dog or a wolf, or other like sound.
A prolonged cry of distress or anguish; a wail.
To utter a loud, protracted, mournful sound or cry, as dogs and wolves often do.
* Drayton
* Shakespeare
To utter a sound expressive of pain or distress; to cry aloud and mournfully; to lament; to wail.
* Bible, Isaiah xiii. 6
To make a noise resembling the cry of a wild beast.
* Sir Walter Scott
To utter with outcry.
Vociferation is a related term of howl.
As nouns the difference between vociferation and howl
is that vociferation is vociferation while howl is the protracted, mournful cry of a dog or a wolf, or other like sound.As a verb howl is
to utter a loud, protracted, mournful sound or cry, as dogs and wolves often do.vociferation
English
Noun
(en noun)- And as she apprehended the boy's life was in danger, she screamed ten times louder than before; and indeed Master Blifil himself now seconded her with all the vociferation in his power.
Quotations
* (English Citations of "vociferation")howl
English
Noun
(en noun)Verb
(en verb)- And dogs in corners set them down to howl .
- Methought a legion of foul fiends / Environ'd me about, and howled in my ears.
- Howl ye, for the day of the Lord is at hand.
- Wild howled the wind.
- to howl derision