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clamorous

adjective
clam·​or·​ous | \ ˈklam-rÉ™s How to pronounce clamorous (audio) , ˈkla-mÉ™r-É™s\

Definition of clamorous

1 : marked by confused din or outcry : tumultuous clamorous city streets
2 : noisily insistent clamorous demands

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Other Words from clamorous

clamorously adverb
clamorousness noun

Choose the Right Synonym for clamorous

vociferous, clamorous, blatant, strident, boisterous, obstreperous mean so loud or insistent as to compel attention. vociferous implies a vehement shouting or calling out. vociferous cries of protest and outrage clamorous may imply insistency as well as vociferousness in demanding or protesting. clamorous demands for prison reforms blatant implies an offensive bellowing or insensitive loudness. blatant rock music a blatant clamor for impeachment strident suggests harsh and discordant noise. heard the strident cry of the crow boisterous suggests a noisiness and turbulence due to high spirits. a boisterous crowd of party goers obstreperous suggests unruly and aggressive noisiness and resistance to restraint. the obstreperous demonstrators were arrested

Examples of clamorous in a Sentence

a clamorous objection to the play that the students have chosen to put on this year a clamorous kindergarten classroom that would try the patience of any sane adult

Recent Examples on the Web

The heretofore sedate, steady camerawork by Fejmi Daut and Samir Ljuma turns suddenly volatile in clamorous scenes of the kids playing, quarreling and aggressively handling each other and the livestock. San Diego Union-Tribune, "Review: ‘Honeyland’ a heartbreaking film about a vanishing way of life," 30 Aug. 2019 The heretofore sedate, steady camerawork by Fejmi Daut and Samir Ljuma turns suddenly volatile in clamorous scenes of the kids playing, quarreling and aggressively handling each other and the livestock. Justin Chang, Twin Cities, "In the documentary ‘Honeyland,’ tradition hangs in the balance," 9 Aug. 2019 The heretofore sedate, steady camerawork by Fejmi Daut and Samir Ljuma turns suddenly volatile in clamorous scenes of the kids playing, quarreling and aggressively handling each other and the livestock. Los Angeles Times, "Review: ‘Honeyland’ is a heartbreaking documentary about a vanishing way of life," 25 July 2019 Those two opening songs delineate the offerings of the album: clamorous, unrelenting dance contraptions, and deeply affecting ASMR games. Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, "Thom Yorke’s Beautiful New Nightmare," 29 June 2019 Over the last 10 years, other criticshave noted this clamorous phenomenon, some even incorporating noise levels into their reviews. Mark Kurlyandchik, Detroit Free Press, "Restaurants have grown irritatingly loud. What has that done to our taste?," 7 July 2019 The fifteen-week trial that began on February 28, 2005, was an immersive and clamorous multimedia spectacle. Margo Jefferson, Harper's magazine, "Lost Boy," 24 June 2019 Shrines, palaces, markets, terraced rice paddies, elephants, kite-flying children, dazzling saris, and clamorous street life provide unparalleled opportunities for photographers. National Geographic, "India High School Expedition," 17 June 2019 If the subscription series didn’t have one more week to run, the clamorous reception accorded the maestro and his superstar soloist, cellist Yo-Yo Ma, would have sufficed perfectly well to consign the 2017-18 season to the history books. John Von Rhein, chicagotribune.com, "Riccardo Muti and Yo-Yo Ma turn up the heat in an all-Russian program," 15 June 2018

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First Known Use of clamorous

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

History and Etymology for clamorous

see clamor entry 1

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