Associations to the word «Declaiming»
Noun
- Orator
- Cicero
- Verse
- Cato
- Tyranny
- Pulpit
- Accompaniment
- Eloquence
- Gesture
- Poem
- Morality
- Pose
- Discourse
- Passage
- Poetry
- Once
- Contempt
- Tragedy
- Speech
- Virtue
- Nay
- Voice
- Philosopher
- Emphasis
- Read
- Madame
- Occasion
- Poet
- Audience
- Consul
- Manner
- Phrase
- Mankind
- Actor
- Chorus
- Glory
- Liberty
- Lecture
- Praise
- Majesty
- Crowd
- Text
- Napoleon
- Remark
- Sin
- Fragment
- Demon
- Emotion
- Subject
- Word
- Contrast
- Raise
- Tone
Adjective
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Wiktionary
DECLAIM, verb. To object to something vociferously; to rail against in speech.
DECLAIM, verb. 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.
DECLAIM, verb. 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.
Dictionary definition
DECLAIM, verb. Recite in elocution.
DECLAIM, verb. Speak against in an impassioned manner; "he declaimed against the wasteful ways of modern society".
Wise words
The most important things are the hardest things to say.
They are the things you get ashamed of because words
diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem
timeless when they are in your head to no more than living
size when they are brought out.