Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: clamor
IPA transcription: [kl'æmɚ]
noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: blare, blaring, cacophony, clamor, din
    Meaning: a loud harsh or strident noise
verb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: clamor, clamour
    Meaning: make loud demands; "he clamored for justice and tolerance"
  • Synonyms: clamor, clamour
    Meaning: utter or proclaim insistently and noisily; "The delegates clamored their disappointment"
Usage examples
  • Roar, grouse, and clamor on, all ye jangling jays.
  • He turned away, ashamed of having seen, and hid himself, as it were, with relief, in the clamor of amusement awakened by his own remarks.
  • Now, at the very first stroke of this engine, the wall was shaken, and a terrible clamor was raised by the people within the city, as if they were already taken.
  • "The roaring of the wheels has filled my ears, The clashing and the clamor shut me in, Myself, my soul, in chaos disappears, I cannot think or feel amid the din."
  • Philip was recalled from the contemplation of Ilium by the rolling and growling of the gong within the hotel, the din and clamor increasing till the house was apparently unable to contain it; when it burst out of the front door and informed the world that breakfast was on the table.