Declaim
verb
To speak in a dramatic, enthusiastic or effective way in public.
The actor declaimed his lines with great passion.
verb
To state something in a public or forceful way.
He declaimed against the injustice of the society.
Often appears as...
- declaim against
- declaim about
Usage tips
Disapproving
verb
To speak in a dramatic, enthusiastic or effective way in public.
The actor declaimed his lines with great passion.
verb
To state something in a public or forceful way.
He declaimed against the injustice of the society.
Often appears as...
- declaim against
- declaim about
Usage tips
Disapproving
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Passionate Expression
Declaim implies expressing yourself with strong emotions and conviction, often with artistic flair.
At the poetry slam, she declaimed her verses with fiery energy.
Pro Tip 2/3Public Performance
Using 'declaim' often suggests a formal or theatrical setting, like a stage or debate hall.
The students declaimed excerpts from Shakespeare on the auditorium stage.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Casual
'Declaim' is not usually used for everyday conversation; it's more formal and intense.
During the class, he suddenly stood up and declaimed his opinion.
Pro Tip 1/3Passionate Expression
Declaim implies expressing yourself with strong emotions and conviction, often with artistic flair.
At the poetry slam, she declaimed her verses with fiery energy.
Pro Tip 2/3Public Performance
Using 'declaim' often suggests a formal or theatrical setting, like a stage or debate hall.
The students declaimed excerpts from Shakespeare on the auditorium stage.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Casual
'Declaim' is not usually used for everyday conversation; it's more formal and intense.
During the class, he suddenly stood up and declaimed his opinion.
Pro Tip 1/3Passionate Expression
Declaim implies expressing yourself with strong emotions and conviction, often with artistic flair.
At the poetry slam, she declaimed her verses with fiery energy.
Pro Tip 2/3Public Performance
Using 'declaim' often suggests a formal or theatrical setting, like a stage or debate hall.
The students declaimed excerpts from Shakespeare on the auditorium stage.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Casual
'Declaim' is not usually used for everyday conversation; it's more formal and intense.
During the class, he suddenly stood up and declaimed his opinion.
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Quote examples
F. Sionil Jose
Filipino Writer
I can't understand Urdu, Bahasa or Russian, but when the Pakistani Faiz, the Indonesian Rendra and the Russian Rosdentvensky declaim, I can feel the living throb of rhythm and music, the warmth and passion of their poetry, as do the hundreds, not a mere roomful, of poetry lovers in the audience.
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Samuel Adams
American Revolutionary
It is not infrequent to hear men declaim loudly upon liberty, who, if we may judge by the whole tenor of their actions, mean nothing else by it but their own liberty - to oppress without control, or the restraint of laws, all who are poorer and weaker than themselves.
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Marquis de Sade
French Novelist
They declaim against the passions without bothering to think that it is from their flame philosophy lights its torch.
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Franz Grillparzer
Austrian Poet
To declaim freedom verses seems like a poem within a poem; freedom requires guns, it requires arms, but no feet.
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John Flavel
English Clergyman
Brethren, it is easier to declaim against a thousand sins of others, than to mortify one sin in ourselves.
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F. Sionil Jose
Filipino Writer
I can't understand Urdu, Bahasa or Russian, but when the Pakistani Faiz, the Indonesian Rendra and the Russian Rosdentvensky declaim, I can feel the living throb of rhythm and music, the warmth and passion of their poetry, as do the hundreds, not a mere roomful, of poetry lovers in the audience.
Quote examples
Samuel Adams
American Revolutionary
It is not infrequent to hear men declaim loudly upon liberty, who, if we may judge by the whole tenor of their actions, mean nothing else by it but their own liberty - to oppress without control, or the restraint of laws, all who are poorer and weaker than themselves.
Quote examples
Marquis de Sade
French Novelist
They declaim against the passions without bothering to think that it is from their flame philosophy lights its torch.
Quote examples
Franz Grillparzer
Austrian Poet
To declaim freedom verses seems like a poem within a poem; freedom requires guns, it requires arms, but no feet.
Quote examples
John Flavel
English Clergyman
Brethren, it is easier to declaim against a thousand sins of others, than to mortify one sin in ourselves.
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