declaim
Collocations
4VERB + DECLAIM
come
DECLAIM + NOUN
week
PREP.
on, on
ADV.
twice
Definitions
verb
To object to something vociferously; to rail against in speech.
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.
Grenville seized the opportunity to declaim on the repeal of the stamp act.
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.
The students declaim twice a week.
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Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
3Grenville seized the opportunity to declaim on the repeal of the stamp act.
WiktionaryThe students declaim twice a week.
WiktionaryNna Yamna said: "Now, Saïda, I come back to you. We have heard about your poetry. Come on, declaim to us your poems that comfort us."
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