declaim

Verb

Verb Forms: declaimed, declaiming, declaims

• To speak or recite something in a rhetorical or impassioned way.
• recite in elocution
• speak against in an impassioned manner
  • "he declaimed against the wasteful ways of modern society"
• 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.

Examples

• He would DECLAIM his Scrabble strategy with great fervor, even if it was flawed.
• The students declaim twice a week.

Synonyms

inveigh, recite