vociare

Italian

Etymology

voce (voice) + -are

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /voˈt͡ʃa.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: vo‧cià‧re

Verb

vociàre (first-person singular present vócio, first-person singular past historic vociài, past participle vociàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (intransitive) to speak too loudly, often rudely
    Synonyms: gridare, sbraitare, berciare, schiamazzare, latrare, ragliare, ruggire, starnazzare
  2. (transitive, rare) to shout
    Synonym: gridare

Conjugation

Noun

vociare m (plural vociari)

  1. loud noise from many voices
    Synonyms: vocio, schiamazzo
    • 2019, George Orwell, translated by Nicola Gardini, Nineteen Eighty-Four, Mondadori:
      Cominciò a parlare con la stessa voce inespressiva, muovendo appena le labbra, un sussurro, soffocato dal vociare e dal rombo degli autocarri.
      She began speaking in the same expressionless voice as before, with lips barely moving, a mere murmur easily drowned by the din of voices and the rumbling of the trucks.
      (literally, “She began speaking with the same inexpressive voice, barely moving her lips, a whisper, suffocated by the loud voices and by the roar of the trucks.”)

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