clamour
UK/ˈklæm.ə//ˈklæm.ɚ/
clamour noun: UK and Canada standard spelling of clamor.
Noun
clamour (countable and uncountable, plural clamours)
- UK and Canada standard spelling of clamor.
- Sickly eares Deaft with the clamours of their owne deare grones.c. 1595–1596 (date written), William Shakespeare, “Loues Labour’s Lost”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...
- For when he knew his Rival freed and gone, / He ſwells with Wrath; he makes outrageous Moan: / He frets, he fumes, he ſtares, he ſtamps the Ground; / The hollow Tow'r with Clamours rings around: […]1700, [John] Dryden, “Palamon and Arcite: Or, The Knight’s Tale. In Three Books.”, in Fables Ancient and Modern; […], London: […] Jacob Tonson, […], →OCLC, book I, page 17
Verb
clamour (third-person singular simple present clamours, present participle clamouring, simple past and past participle clamoured)
- UK and Canada standard spelling of clamor.
- The second argument , against the integrity of the Law from this Omission , has been clamoured by a large Body of Answerers1738–1741, William Warburton, The Divine Legation of Moses […], volume (please specify |volume=I, II.1, or II.2), London: […] Fletcher Gyles, […], →OCLC
- To salute loudly.
- At ſight of him the people with a ſhout / Rifted the Air clamouring thir god with praiſe,1671, John Milton, “Samson Agonistes, […].”, in Paradise Regain’d. A Poem. In IV Books. To which is Added, Samson Agonistes, London: […] J[ohn] M[acock] for John Starkey […], →OCLC, page 94, lines...
- To stun with noise.
- Let them not come..in a Tribunitious Manner; For that is, to clamour Counsels, not to enforme them.1625, Francis [Bacon], “Of Counsel”, in The Essayes […], 3rd edition, London: […] Iohn Haviland for Hanna Barret, →OCLC
- To repeat the strokes quickly on (bells) so as to produce a loud clang.
clamour meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Malayalam and Kannada
clamour in Tamil
- அமளி, ஆரவாரம், ஆர்ப்பரி, உரக்கக் கேள், கூக்குரலிடு
clamour in Urdu
- آشوب, چنگھاڑ, فریاد, فغاں, غوغا, شور
clamour in Malayalam
- നിലവിളി, ആരവം, ആവലാതി പറയുക, ബുദ്ധിമുട്ടിച്ചു ചോദിക്കുക
clamour in Kannada
- ರಂಪ, ಗಲ್ಬಾ, ಕೋಲಾಹಲ, ಗೊಂದಲ, ಗಡಿಬಿಡಿ, ಕೂಗಾಟ
More languagesFewer languages
- clamour in Sanskrit
- रव ráva
Forms of clamour
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | clamours |
| alternative US | clamor |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | clamours |
| present participle | clamouring |
| past participle | clamoured |
| past | clamoured |
Origin of clamour
From Latin clāmor (“a shout, cry”), from clāmō (“cry out, complain”).
Words formed from clamour
Words that rhyme with clamour
Questions about clamour
- What does clamour mean?
- Clamour means UK and Canada standard spelling of clamor.
- What is clamour in Tamil?
- Clamour in Tamil is அமளி, ஆரவாரம், ஆர்ப்பரி. See Clamour meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is clamour?
- Clamour can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce clamour?
- Clamour is pronounced /ˈklæm.ə/ (UK).
- What is the plural of clamour?
- The plural of clamour is clamours.
Words near clamour in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: clamour (page history and authors); clamour (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); clamour (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); clamour (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); clamour (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); रव (Sanskrit) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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