Crossword clues for declaimed
declaimed
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Declaim \De*claim"\ (d[-e]*kl[=a]m"), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Declaimed (d[-e]*kl[=a]md"); p. pr. & vb. n. Declaiming.] [L. declamare; de- + clamare to cry out: cf. F. d['e]clamer. See Claim.]
To speak rhetorically; to make a formal speech or oration; to harangue; specifically, to recite a speech, poem, etc., in public as a rhetorical exercise; to practice public speaking; as, the students declaim twice a week.
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To speak for rhetorical display; to speak pompously, noisily, or theatrically; 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.
--Bancroft.
Wiktionary
vb. (en-past of: declaim)
Usage examples of "declaimed".
Silk declaimed extravagantly, "where at least every other man you meet is a spy.
Nigel declaimed, "right up until the last nukes in North Dakota and Skovorodino were dismantled!
An apprentice must train her memory, hone her powers of concentration, practice hundreds of precise and subtle movements with the dedication of a dancer, learn the hidden language in which all Halruaan spells were declaimed, and acquire a core knowledge of basic spells and cantrips.
When he declaimed against the peculiar vices of the rich, poverty might obtain a transient consolation from his invectives.