clamour
clamour · clamours
держи вора, караул
Geschrei, Gezeter, Zeter und Mordio
UK and Canada standard spelling of clamorUK and Canada standard spelling of clamor.
UK/ˈklæm.ə/US/ˈklæm.ɚ/
» The clamouring crowd blocked the police cars.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)UK and Canada standard spelling of clamor.
More definitions
- loud and persistent outcry from many people
Examples
4 sentencesThe clamouring crowd blocked the police cars.
Then come the clamour and the trumpet's blare.
There was a lot of clamour in the venue before the performance began.
The venom clamours of a jealous woman poison more deadly than a mad dog’s tooth.
deDas gift’ge Schreien der eifersücht’gen Frau wirkt tödlicher als eines tollen Hundes Zahn. — Esperantostern
Origin
From Latin clāmor (“a shout, cry”), from clāmō (“cry out, complain”).From Latin clāmor (“a shout, cry”), from clāmō (“cry out, complain”).
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Forms
plural: clamoursSynonyms
4 synonymsClose in meaning
- loud and persistent outcry from many people:clamorclamoringclamouringhue and cry
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable