Literary notes about Vociferous (AI summary)
In literature, the word "vociferous" is used to evoke a sense of intense, unrestrained sound or emotion, often applied to both collective and individual expressions. Authors deploy it to describe the energetic roar of crowds—whether in the form of resounding applause [1, 2] or vehement public outcry [3, 4]—while it can also characterize personal exclamations that highlight a character's impassioned state [5, 6]. Beyond auditory descriptions, "vociferous" frequently amplifies the emotional weight of a scene, capturing the forcefulness of proclamations in heated debates [7, 8] or the exuberance of celebratory greetings [9, 10]. This versatile adjective, therefore, not only paints a picture of boisterous noise but also underscores the fervor behind words, lending an immediacy and vividness that deepens the reader's engagement.
- When Lenin emerged on to the stage, the audience rose as one man and greeted him with an outburst of vociferous applause lasting several minutes.
— from Red Dusk and the Morrow: Adventures and Investigations in Red Russia by Paul Dukes - Bouquets were flung in profusion, vociferous applause rang through the theatre, and when she reappeared the whole house rose.
— from Great Singers, Second SeriesMalibran To Titiens by George T. (George Titus) Ferris - Will Nature change, or sulphuric acid become sweet milk, for the noise of vociferous blockheads? Surely not.
— from Latter-Day Pamphlets by Thomas Carlyle - He commenced to yell as if he had been actually struck, and his vociferous curses, reaching the ears of his comrades, brought speedy assistance.
— from Sixteen Months in Four German Prisons: Wesel, Sennelager, Klingelputz, Ruhleben by Frederick Arthur Ambrose Talbot - The ghost was vociferous in his apologies.
— from The Wheat Princess by Jean Webster - When he once more became vociferous, Austin led Jacinta away.
— from For Jacinta by Harold Bindloss - In next month's column, Clark Ashton Smith presents a rebuttal to the vociferous letter of D. Alexander's in our December issue.
— from The Fantasy Fan January 1934The Fans' Own Magazine by Various - My back rubbed against a vociferous student, who was hobnobbing with all comers.
— from Vacation Rambles by Thomas Hughes - It was adopted amid the most vociferous acclamations, and shouts of "Long live Napoleon II."
— from Memoirs of the Private Life, Return, and Reign of Napoleon in 1815, Vol. II by Fleury de Chaboulon, Pierre Alexandre Édouard, baron - They crowded around him with vociferous welcome, Brown leading in a series of wild cheers.
— from The Foreigner: A Tale of Saskatchewan by Ralph Connor
