clamour
US clamor
/ (ˈklæmə) /
a loud persistent outcry, as from a large number of people
a vehement expression of collective feeling or outrage: a clamour against higher prices
a loud and persistent noise: the clamour of traffic
(intr; often foll by for or against) to make a loud noise or outcry; make a public demand: they clamoured for attention
(tr) to move, influence, or force by outcry: the people clamoured him out of office
Origin of clamour
1Derived forms of clamour
- clamourer or US clamorer, noun
- clamorous, adjective
- clamorously, adverb
- clamorousness, noun
Words Nearby clamour
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How to use clamour in a sentence
Outside parliament, anyone who challenged the clamour for partition was devoured by the mobs.
These brilliant results were arrived at after much clamour and argument and imposing procès verbal.
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol | William J. LockeFull of clamour, a populous city, a joyous city: thy slain are not slain by the sword, nor dead in battle.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version | VariousThe voice was really horrible, breaking the peace and silence with its shrill clamour.
Three More John Silence Stories | Algernon BlackwoodAs he fell a great blackness rose around him, and with it the bewildered clamour of awakened dogs.
Uncanny Tales | Various
The wind, too, was rising, and I heard the trees moaning overhead and the waves breaking with increasing clamour on the shore.
Three More John Silence Stories | Algernon Blackwood
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