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Verb
/diˈklām/,
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declaiming, present participle; declaimed, past tense; declaims, 3rd person singular present; declaimed, past participle;
  1. Utter or deliver words or a speech in a rhetorical or impassioned way, as if to an audience
    • - she declaimed her views
    • - a preacher declaiming from the pulpit
  2. Forcefully protest against or criticize (something)


  1. recite in elocution
  2. speak against in an impassioned manner; "he declaimed against the wasteful ways of modern society"
  3. Declamation (also known as Oratorical Declamation or Oratorical Interpretation, commonly abbreviated to "dec") is a public speaking event of the National Catholic Forensic League. ...
  4. To object to something vociferously; to rail against in speech; To recite, e.g., poetry, in a theatrical way