clamorous

[ klam-er-uhs ]

adjective

Origin of clamorous

1375–1425; late Middle English. See clamor¹, -ous

Jessica is elegant and worldly, but she’s also conscientious and kind, and she forges a friendship with Prerna and the other village kids, who cluster around her with clamorous curiosity.
In Netflix's Tender and Exhilarating Skater Girl, a Shy Indian Teenager Takes Flight on a Board with Wheels | Stephanie Zacharek | June 11, 2021 | Time
Herring gulls, clamorous and territorial, were parked on the jumbled rock jetties.
How I Learned to Surf in Middle Age | Tom Vanderbilt | January 5, 2021 | Outside Online
The arrival of Jim in the old car and Landy's clamorous calls broke up the conference.
David Lannarck, Midget | George S. Harney
Outside parliament a strong party in the city, led by Beckford and supported by Chatham, was clamorous against the government.
The Political History of England - Vol. X. | William Hunt
That is another clamorous relic of antiquity, that, were I master, should soon be at the bottom of the Thames.
The Fortunes of Nigel | Sir Walter Scott

The lands are consequently esteemed more valuable, and the proprietors have become clamorous for their loss.
History of Prince Edward Island | Duncan Campbell
At such a moment then, called our ladies-legatees, clamorous for hush-money.
Heart | Martin Farquhar Tupper

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