clamour
[noun]
Synonyms: noise, commotion, din, hubbub, outcry, racket, shouting, uproar

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English Thesaurus: noise, racket/din, row, roar, hubbub, ...

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I. clam‧our¹ British English, clamor American English /ˈklæmə $ -ər/ noun [singular, uncountable]

1. a very loud noise made by a large group of people or animals:
He shouted over the rising clamour of voices.

2. the expression of feelings of anger and shock by a large number of people – used especially in news reports
clamour for
Trouillot disregarded the growing public clamour for her resignation.
—clamorous adjective

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II. clamour² British English, clamor American English verb [intransitive]

1. [always + adverb/preposition] to demand something loudly
clamour for
The audience cheered, clamoring for more.
clamour to do something
All his friends were clamouring to know where he’d been.

2. to talk or shout loudly:
Children clamored excitedly.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

clamour
noun
ADJ. noisy, raucous | growing | public | sudden
VERB + CLAMOUR still He raised a hand to still the clamour.
CLAMOUR + VERB break out | grow | subside
PREP. above/amid the ~ She could barely make herself heard above the clamour of the rain.
~ for The clamour for her resignation grew louder.

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noise a loud sound, especially an unpleasant one:
Traffic noise is a problem in inner-city areas.
Why is the washing machine making so much noise?
racket/din a loud unpleasant noise, especially one that annoys you. Racket is more informal than din:
I wish those kids would stop making such a racket.
I shouted to make myself heard above the din of the crowd.
the din of battle
row British English a very loud unpleasant noise, especially one that continues for a long time:
the deafening row of the loudspeakers
roar a loud noise that continues for a long time – used about the noise from an engine, the traffic, a crowd, the sea, or the wind:
She heard the roar of a motorbike behind her.
the roar of the waves breaking on the beach
the roar of the crowd at the Blue Jays baseball game
hubbub especially written the unclear sound of a lot of people talking and moving around in a place:
It’s a wonderful place to escape from the hubbub of London’s busy streets.
His voice rose above the hubbub.
commotion especially written a noise made by people arguing or fighting:
There was a big commotion going on outside the building.
He went downstairs to find out what was causing the commotion.
clamour British English, clamor American English literary a loud noise made by a group of people or things all making a noise at the same time:
They heard the clamour of angry voices.
the clamor of the rain on the roof
the clamour of typewriters
the clamour of the birds

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