English

Adjective

vociferous ‎(comparative more vociferous, superlative most vociferous)

1. Making or characterized by a noisy outcry; clamorous.
   • 2012 August 23, Alasdair Lamont, “Hearts 0-1 Liverpool”, in BBC Sport:

     Hearts' threat had not evaporated, though, and Templeton fired a yard over the bar before the home fans and players made vociferous handball claims against Jamie Carragher, which were ignored by referee Florian Meyer.

   • 1909, Ralph Connor, The Foreigner, ch. 17:

     They crowded around him with vociferous welcome, Brown leading in a series of wild cheers.

Synonyms

• noisy

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References

• vociferous in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913