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clamour
/ ˈklæmə /
noun
- 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
verb
- 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
Derived Forms
- ˈclamorous, adjective
- ˈclamorousness, noun
- ˈclamorously, adverb
- ˈclamourer, noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of clamour1
Example Sentences
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.
Full of clamour, a populous city, a joyous city: thy slain are not slain by the sword, nor dead in battle.
The voice was really horrible, breaking the peace and silence with its shrill clamour.
As he fell a great blackness rose around him, and with it the bewildered clamour of awakened dogs.
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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