clamorous
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Etymology
Origin of clamorous
Explanation
Clamorous means super loud and obnoxiously crying out. If you find yourself in the midst of a pack of clamorous groupies going nuts over a celebrity sighting, you'll need to put your ear plugs in. Clamorous comes from the Latin root clāmōr, meaning "shout." If you're a clamorous person, you're not just loud, but you're also kind of aggressive about it. Town hall meetings with touchy subjects on the agenda tend to be clamorous affairs, as do championship playoffs, arguments between siblings, and daytime talk shows.
Vocabulary lists containing clamorous
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Example Sentences
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Few causes could bring the clamorous noise-rock of Geese onto the same stage as Mendes performing his pop hit “Stitches,” but such was Mustafa’s reach as an artist and magnetism as an activist.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 11, 2026
Calls for eco reparations from leaders including Barbados' leader Mia Mottley and Antigua’s Prime Minister Gaston Browne have been clamorous in recent years as the region battles ever-rising sea levels and worsening storms.
From BBC • Nov. 24, 2024
On a clamorous, pollution-choked avenue, two friends have side-by-side shops: Haider al-Saady, 28, fixes tires for taxis and the three-wheeled motorized “tuk-tuks” that jam potholed streets, while Ali al-Mummadwi, 22, sells lumber for construction.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 16, 2023
All three are examples of Americans engaging in clamorous but perfectly legal speech about public figures that is broadly protected by the Constitution.
From Salon • Mar. 7, 2023
The clamorous street had turned private, a blue path such as should rightly lead to a hidden knoll, and so on.
From "Typical American" by Gish Jen
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