Standard Lemma guide

clamour

noun · verb · 8 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈklæm.ə/
  • General-American: /ˈklæm.ɚ/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -æmə(ɹ)
  • CMU ARPABET: K L AE1 M ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

UK and Canada standard spelling of clamor.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

UK and Canada standard spelling of clamor.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

To salute loudly.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete, transitive

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

verb

Meaning 4

To stun with noise.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete, transitive

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

verb

Meaning 5

To repeat the strokes quickly on (bells) so as to produce a loud clang.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete, transitive

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

noun

Meaning 6

loud and persistent outcry from many people

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • he ignored the clamor of the crowd

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: clamor, clamoring, clamouring, hue and cry

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: cry, outcry, call, yell, shout, vociferation

7

verb

Meaning 7

make loud demands

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • he clamored for justice and tolerance

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: clamor

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: demand

8

verb

Meaning 8

utter or proclaim insistently and noisily

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • The delegates clamored their disappointment

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: clamor

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: express, verbalize, verbalise, utter, give tongue to

History

Etymology

From Latin clāmor (“a shout, cry”), from clāmō (“cry out, complain”).