declaims

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A form of declaim — 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.

Scrabble 13

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verb
  1. indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of declaim

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APA

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Chicago

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