Clamour — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

loud and persistent outcry from many people

utter or proclaim insistently and noisily

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kɹˈʌmbɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪspɹˈeɪzd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪspɹˈeɪzd/

2 syllables Say it as /kɹˈʌmbɚ/.

Examples

he ignored the clamor of the crowd
The delegates clamored their disappointment
he clamored for justice and tolerance

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

clamor clamoring clamouring hue and cry

Parts of Speech

noun	loud and persistent outcry from many people “he ignored the clamor of the crowd”
verb	utter or proclaim insistently and noisily “The delegates clamored their disappointment”
verb	make loud demands “he clamored for justice and tolerance”

Word Forms

clamorous	adjective	conspicuously and offensively loud; given to vehement outcry
clamor	verb	utter or proclaim insistently and noisily
clamour	verb	make loud demands
clamor	noun	loud and persistent outcry from many people
clamoring	noun	loud and persistent outcry from many people
clamour	noun	loud and persistent outcry from many people

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Geschrei

lauter und anhaltender Aufschrei vieler Menschen

🇫🇷French

clameur

tollé fort et persistant de la part de nombreuses personnes

🇪🇸Spanish

clamor

Fuerte y persistente clamor de mucha gente.

🇮🇹Italian

clamore

forte e persistente protesta di molte persone

🇳🇱Dutch

geschreeuw

luide en aanhoudende verontwaardiging van veel mensen

🇵🇹Portuguese

clamor

clamor alto e persistente de muitas pessoas

🇷🇺Russian

шуметь

громкий и настойчивый протест многих людей

India

🇮🇳Hindi

कोलाहल

कई लोगों की तेज़ और लगातार चिल्लाहट

🇧🇩Bengali

কোলাহল

অনেক মানুষের কাছ থেকে উচ্চস্বরে এবং ক্রমাগত চিৎকার

🇮🇳Tamil

கூச்சல்

பலரிடமிருந்து உரத்த மற்றும் நிலையான கூக்குரல்

🇮🇳Telugu

కోలాహలం

చాలా మంది వ్యక్తుల నుండి బిగ్గరగా మరియు నిరంతర కేకలు

🇮🇳Marathi

कोलाहल

अनेक लोकांकडून जोरात आणि सततचा आक्रोश

🇮🇳Gujarati

કોલાહલ

ઘણા લોકો તરફથી મોટેથી અને સતત આક્રોશ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಗಲಾಟೆ

ಅನೇಕ ಜನರಿಂದ ಜೋರಾಗಿ ಮತ್ತು ನಿರಂತರ ಕೂಗು

🇮🇳Malayalam

ബഹളം

അനേകം ആളുകളിൽ നിന്നുള്ള ഉച്ചത്തിലുള്ള നിരന്തരമായ നിലവിളി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਰੌਲਾ

ਬਹੁਤ ਸਾਰੇ ਲੋਕਾਂ ਵੱਲੋਂ ਉੱਚੀ ਅਤੇ ਲਗਾਤਾਰ ਚੀਕਣਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

شور

بہت سے لوگوں کی طرف سے بلند آواز اور مسلسل چیخ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

叫嚣

许多人大声而持续的抗议

🇯🇵Japanese

喧騒

多くの人々からの大声で執拗な抗議

🇰🇷Korean

외치다

많은 사람들의 크고 끈질긴 외침

🇻🇳Vietnamese

kêu la

sự phản đối lớn và dai dẳng của nhiều người

🇹🇭Thai

โห่ร้อง

เสียงโห่ร้องดังอย่างต่อเนื่องจากคนจำนวนมาก

🇮🇩Indonesian

keributan

protes keras dan terus-menerus dari banyak orang

🇵🇭Filipino

hiyawan

malakas at patuloy na hiyaw mula sa maraming tao

🇲🇾Malay

keriuhan

bantahan yang kuat dan berterusan daripada ramai orang

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

صخب

صرخات عالية ومستمرة من كثير من الناس

🇮🇷Persian

سر و صدا

فریاد بلند و مداوم بسیاری از مردم

🇹🇷Turkish

yaygara

birçok insanın yüksek sesli ve ısrarlı itirazı

🇮🇱Hebrew

צְעָקָה

זעקה חזקה ומתמשכת של אנשים רבים

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