Word Frequency
clamour or (US) clamor (ˈklæmə
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Definitions
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
ˈclamourer, (US) ˈclamorer nounˈclamorous adjective
ˈclamorously adverb
ˈclamorousness noun
Word Origin
C14: from Old French clamour, from Latin clāmor, from clāmāre to cry outTranslations for 'clamour'
- British English: clamour If people are clamouring for something, they are demanding it in a noisy or angry way. VERB...competing parties clamouring for the attention of the voter.
- Brazilian Portuguese: clamar
- Chinese: 叫嚣叫嚣囂
- European Spanish: clamar
- French: tout faire pour obtenirN
- German: schreien nach
- Italian: reclamare a gran voce
- Japanese: 声高に要求する
- Korean: 시끄럽게 요구하다
- Portuguese: clamar
- Spanish: clamar
Example Sentences Including 'clamour'
And his latest results confirm that a volcano's deafening clamour has a promising future in the troubled area of predicting eruptions.New Scientist (1999)
At the same time, the big art houses clamour for Aboriginal art to sell.The Mercury, Sunday Tasmanian (2004)
Buried her face in her hands, heard the rush of footsteps, the clamour of voices.Dreams of Innocence
However, the Hibs manager yesterday stopped the clamour in its tracks by saying the national job was not for him at this time.Glasgow Herald (2001)
She might be young but Rose Bradshaw had learned fast that the boys weren't going to clamour to court her.THE TURN OF THE TIDE (2004)
So make sure YOU buy the newspaper which more and more people clamour to read every day.Sun, News of the World (2002)
The phone rang, its clamour parting them like combatants in a boxing ring.Stage Fright
Through the high-set windows filtered the distant clamour from the playground.Grace
Yet the notorious Ngruki school continues to operate smoothly and there has been no clamour for its closure.The Australian (2004)
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