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Clamour: Definition, Usage & Common Examples (2 meaning)

Meaning 1：a loud uproar (clamour)

clamour 🔊

/ˈklæm.ər/

v./n.

A very loud and continuous noise made by a crowd of people shouting.

Clamour illustrated by a roaring sports crowd creating a deafening uproar.

a loud uproar 🔊

➕

/ə laʊd ˈʌp.rɔːr/

v./n.

A loud, continuous, and often chaotic noise, especially from a large group of people.

📁 Category：Entertainment & Sports 🔖 Level：Intermediate

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Root Explanation

From Latin 'clamare' (to shout).

💡 Mnemonic

Clamour sounds like 'clangour' (a loud noise) or imagine a 'clam' that 'roars'.

📖 Example

The clamour from the football stadium could be heard several blocks away. 🔊 The loud uproar from the football stadium could be heard several blocks away.

🔗 Collocations

deafening clamour – an extremely loud and overwhelming noise

raise a clamour – to start making a loud, protesting noise

public clamour – loud noise or strong demand from the general public

🔄 Synonyms

uproar (n.) – a situation of loud, confused noise and excitement, especially from a crowd.

hubbub (n.) – a loud, confused noise, typically caused by a large crowd.

din (n.) – a prolonged, loud, and unpleasant noise.

🚫 Antonyms

silence (n.) – complete absence of sound.

hush (n.) – a sudden and complete quietness.

🌱 Derivatives

clamorous (adj.) – making a loud and confused noise.

📖 Cultural Story

The word 'clamour' entered English via Old French 'clamour', itself from Latin 'clamor', meaning 'a shout, loud call'. Historically, it described the collective noise of a crowd, often in protest or demand, reflecting its persistent role in describing public outcry in democratic societies.

Meaning 2：to demand loudly (clamour)

clamour 🔊

/ˈklæm.ər/

v./n.

To shout loudly and repeatedly to demand something, or to make a strong public demand for something.

Clamour meaning shown by protesters vocally demanding change in a city square.

to demand loudly 🔊

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/toʊ dɪˈmænd ˈlaʊd.li/

v./n.

To make a loud, insistent, and public demand for something.

📁 Category：Countries & Government 🔖 Level：Intermediate

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Example

Citizens began to clamour for better public transportation after the new subway line was canceled. 🔊 Citizens began to demand loudly for better public transportation after the new subway line was canceled.

🔗 Collocations

clamour for attention – to noisily and persistently seek to be noticed

clamour against – to protest loudly against something

public clamouring – the act of the public making loud and strong demands

🔄 Synonyms

demand (v.) – to ask for something forcefully, not accepting refusal.

vociferate (v.) – to shout, complain, or argue loudly or vehemently.

agitate (v.) – to campaign or argue strongly for a cause or policy.

🚫 Antonyms

acquiesce (v.) – to accept something reluctantly but without protest.

whisper (v.) – to speak very softly using one's breath without one's vocal cords.