Definitions for declaims

declaims de·claim

Spelling: [dih-kleym]
IPA: /dɪˈkleɪm/

Declaims is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 15 points.

You can make 542 anagrams from letters in declaims (acdeilms).

Definitions for declaims

verb (used with object)

  1. to utter aloud in an oratorical manner:

verb (used without object)

  1. to speak aloud in an oratorical manner; make a formal speech:
  2. to inveigh (usually followed by against):
  3. to speak or write for oratorical effect, as without sincerity or sound argument.

Origin of declaims

1350-1400; Middle English declamen Latin dēclāmāre, equivalent to dē- de- + clāmāre to cry, shout; see claim

Examples for declaims

He questioned me closely, how and where I had learned to declaim.

The word Qur’ān means recitation, coming from the root q-r-‘, which means primarily to recite or declaim and then to read.

Rugge's arm was raised, not indeed to strike, but rather to declaim.

In conversation he did not tend to declaim or monopolize the talk.

It is not enough to declaim oneself, or propose continually one's group.

It was demanded of psychologists that they declaim on all that screaming and its meaning.

It's what is ongoing and visible, so it's the part that people get to judge and assess and gossip about and declaim on.

Experts and negotiators will declaim over the bowl full of details in Obama's Thursday speech.

Any one can declaim about these things, but I pin my faith to material interests.

Yes, dissent is patriotic, as liberals love to declaim, but assent is an important part of patriotism too.

Word Value for declaims
Scrable

12

Words with friends

15

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