Definitions for clamour
clam·our

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. clamor, clamoring, clamour, clamouring, hue and cryverb

   loud and persistent outcry from many people

   "he ignored the clamor of the crowd"

2. clamor, clamourverb

   utter or proclaim insistently and noisily

   "The delegates clamored their disappointment"

3. clamor, clamourverb

   make loud demands

   "he clamored for justice and tolerance"

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1. clamourn. and v.

   same as clamor.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. CLAMOURnoun

   Etymology: clamor, Latin.

   1. Outcry; noise; exclamation; vociferation.

   Revoke thy doom,
   Or whilst I can vent clamour from my throat,
   I’ll tell thee, thou do’st evil. William Shakespeare, King Lear.

   The people grew then exorbitant in their clamours for justice. Charles I .

   The Maid
   Shall weep the fury of my love decay’d;
   And weeping follow me, as thou do’st now,
   With idle clamours of a broken vow. Matthew Prior.

   2. It is used sometimes, but less fitly, of inanimate things.

   Here the loud Arno’s boist’rous clamours cease,
   That with submissive murmurs glides in peace. Addison.

2. To Clamourverb

   To make outcries; to exclaim; to vociferate; to roar in turbulence.

   Etymology: from the noun.

   The obscure bird clamour’d the live-long night. William Shakespeare.

   Clamour your tongues, and not a word more. William Shakespeare.

   Let them not come in multitudes, or in a tribunitious manner; for that is to clamour counsels, not to inform them. Francis Bacon, Essay, 21.

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1. clamour

   Clamour refers to a loud and persistent outcry from many people typically expressing protest, discontent, or demand for something. It can also refer to a loud continuous noise or any loud and confused noise.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Clamour

   klam′or, n. a loud continuous outcry: uproar; any loud noise.—v.i. to cry aloud in demand: to make a loud continuous outcry.—adj. Clam′orous, noisy, boisterous.—adv. Clam′orously.—ns. Clam′-orousness; Clam′ourer. [L. clamor.]

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1. • Demand
   • Utter

How to pronounce clamour?

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Fred

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of clamour in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of clamour in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of clamour in a Sentence

1. Thomas Carlyle:

   Originality is a thing we constantly clamour for, and constantly quarrel with.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=clamour
2. ^ GCIDE
   https://gcide.gnu.org.ua/?q=clamour
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=clamour
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=clamour