clamour
noun/ˈklæmə(r)/
/ˈklæmər/
(also clamor)
(formal)- [singular] a loud noise, especially one that is made by a lot of people or animals
- the clamour of the market
- the incessant clamour of monkeys and birds
- Her head was filled with the clamour of voices calling her name.
- He could barely make himself heard above the clamour of the rain.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- noisy
- growing
- public
- …
- hear
- create
- make
- …
- arise
- above the clamour
- amid the clamour
- clamour for
- …
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- [uncountable, countable] clamour (for something) a demand for something made by a lot of people
- The clamour for her resignation grew louder.
- There are clamours for him to be reinstated.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- noisy
- growing
- public
- …
- hear
- create
- make
- …
- arise
- above the clamour
- amid the clamour
- clamour for
- …
Word Originlate Middle English: via Old French from Latin clamor, from clamare ‘cry out’.
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