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UK
/vˈiəməns/
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[ US /ˈviəməns, vəˈhiməns/ ]
[ US /ˈviəməns, vəˈhiməns/ ]
NOUN
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intensity or forcefulness of expression
the vehemence of his denial
his emphasis on civil rights -
the property of being wild or turbulent
the storm's violence
How To Use vehemence In A Sentence
- Bishop Secker says, that Lord Stanhope "spoke a precomposed speech, which he held in his hand, with great tremblings and agitations, and hesitated frequently in the midst of great vehemence. The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 1
- That I may never see to-morrow, "he proceeded, with vehemence," but I'd rather rob ten rich men than harish one poor family. Willy Reilly The Works of William Carleton, Volume One
- Continuously absorb each kind oftechnique essence in the market competition of the vehemence.
- The islanders had been blindsided before; it was never wise to underestimate the potential vehemence of such conditions. GALILEE
- She was surprised by the vehemence of his reply.
- Again, this profusion of literary talent, and eloquency and vehemence and skill in moral teaching, is of itself, as human nature now exists, NPNF1-12. Saint Chrysostom: Homilies on the Epistles of Paul to the Corinthians
- She was surprised by the vehemence of his reply.
- In the vehemence of their indignation, the general public somewhat forget that poverty and affluence can be equally conducive to moral depravity.
- That bad, _bad_ Dakota Joe!" interrupted the Indian girl with vehemence, her eyes flashing and the color deeping in her bronze cheeks. Ruth Fielding in the Great Northwest Or, The Indian Girl Star of the Movies
- To such a degree does blind fury infatuate men, when once the vehemence of contention has prevailed, that they carelessly despise death, when placed before their eyes. Commentary on Genesis - Volume 1