Declaim is an English word with synonyms like recite or perform. Below you'll find 7 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Declaim meaning
- To object to something vociferously; to rail against in speech.
- 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.
- 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.
Using Declaim
- The main meaning on this page is: To object to something vociferously; to rail against in speech. | 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. | 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.
- Useful related words include: recite, perform, execute, do.
- In the example corpus, declaim often appears in combinations such as: to declaim.
Context around Declaim
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 5 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 7 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Declaim
- In this selection, "declaim" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, voices and greek stand out and add context to how "declaim" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include actors to declaim rather than and interpret and declaim greek and. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "declaim" sits close to words such as aaba, aafc and aaib, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with declaim
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
After being stabbed, Scarpia wandered off leaving Tosca to declaim her immortal “Avanti a lui tremava tutta Roma” to herself. (20 words)
We have become a caustic people, more prone to declaim than listen, corrosive in our humor and ever ready to battle. (21 words)
The poetry depends on extended, sometimes elaborate metaphors and conceits, and the language is often rhetorical—written for actors to declaim rather than speak. (24 words)
He subsequently went to Rome Apuleius, Florida, 17.4 to study Latin rhetoric and, most likely, to declaim in the law courts for a time before returning to his native North Africa. (32 words)
In its earliest form, "grammar school" referred to a school that taught students to read, scan, interpret, and declaim Greek and Latin poets (including Homer, Virgil, Euripides, Ennius, and others). (30 words)
The only way to make one's work known was to declaim it in the several "literary" cafes which then sprang up, or – anticipating samizdat – to circulate it in manuscript. (30 words)
Example sentences (7)
After being stabbed, Scarpia wandered off leaving Tosca to declaim her immortal “Avanti a lui tremava tutta Roma” to herself.
We have become a caustic people, more prone to declaim than listen, corrosive in our humor and ever ready to battle.
A previous signature tune of the station was a five note motif, composed by David Arnold and which comprises a variety of voices declaim "This is the BBC in..
He subsequently went to Rome Apuleius, Florida, 17.4 to study Latin rhetoric and, most likely, to declaim in the law courts for a time before returning to his native North Africa.
In its earliest form, "grammar school" referred to a school that taught students to read, scan, interpret, and declaim Greek and Latin poets (including Homer, Virgil, Euripides, Ennius, and others).
The only way to make one's work known was to declaim it in the several "literary" cafes which then sprang up, or – anticipating samizdat – to circulate it in manuscript.
The poetry depends on extended, sometimes elaborate metaphors and conceits, and the language is often rhetorical—written for actors to declaim rather than speak.
Common combinations with declaim
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- to declaim 5×