clamour

US clamor

/ (ˈklæmə) /


noun
  1. a loud persistent outcry, as from a large number of people

  2. a vehement expression of collective feeling or outrage: a clamour against higher prices

  1. a loud and persistent noise: the clamour of traffic

verb
  1. (intr; often foll by for or against) to make a loud noise or outcry; make a public demand: they clamoured for attention

  2. (tr) to move, influence, or force by outcry: the people clamoured him out of office

Origin of clamour

1
C14: from Old French clamour, from Latin clāmor, from clāmāre to cry out

Derived 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

  • The wind, too, was rising, and I heard the trees moaning overhead and the waves breaking with increasing clamour on the shore.

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