Meaning of "clamour" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CLAMOUR

From Old French clamour, from Latin clāmor, from clāmāre to cry out.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF CLAMOUR

clamour  [ˈklæmə]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CLAMOUR

Clamour is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb clamour in English.

WHAT DOES CLAMOUR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of clamour in the English dictionary

The first definition of clamour in the dictionary is a loud persistent outcry, as from a large number of people. Other definition of clamour is a vehement expression of collective feeling or outrage. Clamour is also a loud and persistent noise.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO CLAMOUR

PRESENT

Present

I clamour

you clamour

he/she/it clamours

we clamour

you clamour

they clamour

Present continuous

I am clamouring

you are clamouring

he/she/it is clamouring

we are clamouring

you are clamouring

they are clamouring

Present perfect

I have clamoured

you have clamoured

he/she/it has clamoured

we have clamoured

you have clamoured

they have clamoured

Present perfect continuous

I have been clamouring

you have been clamouring

he/she/it has been clamouring

we have been clamouring

you have been clamouring

they have been clamouring

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I clamoured

you clamoured

he/she/it clamoured

we clamoured

you clamoured

they clamoured

Past continuous

I was clamouring

you were clamouring

he/she/it was clamouring

we were clamouring

you were clamouring

they were clamouring

Past perfect

I had clamoured

you had clamoured

he/she/it had clamoured

we had clamoured

you had clamoured

they had clamoured

Past perfect continuous

I had been clamouring

you had been clamouring

he/she/it had been clamouring

we had been clamouring

you had been clamouring

they had been clamouring

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will clamour

you will clamour

he/she/it will clamour

we will clamour

you will clamour

they will clamour

Future continuous

I will be clamouring

you will be clamouring

he/she/it will be clamouring

we will be clamouring

you will be clamouring

they will be clamouring

Future perfect

I will have clamoured

you will have clamoured

he/she/it will have clamoured

we will have clamoured

you will have clamoured

they will have clamoured

Future perfect continuous

I will have been clamouring

you will have been clamouring

he/she/it will have been clamouring

we will have been clamouring

you will have been clamouring

they will have been clamouring

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would clamour

you would clamour

he/she/it would clamour

we would clamour

you would clamour

they would clamour

Conditional continuous

I would be clamouring

you would be clamouring

he/she/it would be clamouring

we would be clamouring

you would be clamouring

they would be clamouring

Conditional perfect

I would have clamour

you would have clamour

he/she/it would have clamour

we would have clamour

you would have clamour

they would have clamour

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been clamouring

you would have been clamouring

he/she/it would have been clamouring

we would have been clamouring

you would have been clamouring

they would have been clamouring

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you clamour
we let´s clamour
you clamour

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to clamour

Past participle

clamoured

Present Participle

clamouring

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «CLAMOUR»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «clamour» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of clamour

agitation · bawl · blare · brouhaha · commotion · din · howl · hubbub · hullabaloo · noise · outcry · racket · scream · shout · shouting · uproar · vociferation · yell

TRANSLATION OF CLAMOUR

Find out the translation of clamour to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of clamour from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «clamour» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 叫嚣
• Translator English - Spanish: clamar
• English: clamour
• Translator English - Hindi: कोलाहल
• Translator English - Arabic: الضجة
• Translator English - Russian: шум
• Translator English - Portuguese: clamar
• Translator English - Bengali: গোলমাল
• Translator English - French: tout faire pour obtenir
• Translator English - Malay: Berteriak-teriak
• Translator English - German: schreien nach
• Translator English - Japanese: 声高に要求する
• Translator English - Korean: 시끄럽게 요구하다
• Translator English - Javanese: Clamor
• Translator English - Vietnamese: kêu la
• Translator English - Tamil: ஆரவாரமோ
• Translator English - Marathi: ओरडणे
• Translator English - Turkish: yaygara
• Translator English - Italian: reclamare a gran voce
• Translator English - Polish: wrzawa
• Translator English - Ukrainian: шум
• Translator English - Romanian: gălăgie
• Translator English - Greek: βοή
• Translator English - Afrikaans: geskreeu
• Translator English - Swedish: rop
• Translator English - Norwegian: clamor

3 QUOTES WITH «CLAMOUR»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word clamour.

1

Piers Anthony

When one person makes an accusation, check to be sure he himself is not the guilty one. Sometimes it is those whose case is weak who make the most clamour.

2

Johann Sebastian Bach

Like all music, the figured bass should have no other end and aim than the glory of God and the recreation of the soul; where this is not kept in mind there is no true music, but only an infernal clamour and ranting.

3

J. M. Coetzee

That has always seemed to me one of the stranger aspects of literary fame: you prove your competence as a writer and an inventor of stories, and then people clamour for you to make speeches and tell them what you think about the world.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CLAMOUR»

Discover the use of clamour in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to clamour and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

The Unyielding Clamour of the Night

The Unyielding Clamour of the Night is a sympathetic novel that enters the mind and soul of a character to reveal the brutal and lasting affects of acts of violence, and how violence only begets violence.

Neil Bissoondath, 2005

A Few Words on the clamour for a Revision of the Liturgy, in ...

You taunt those who “ clamour for a Revision” with their differences, and tell us our complaints are not even to be entertained until we can agree amongst ourselves. The Episcopal Bench ought to be the picked men of the Church; the highest ...

Christopher NEVILE, 1862

King Lear

Q,. 34. self mate] self-mate Pope + . her,' that is, her outcries were accompanied with tears. Heath : The hyphen should be omitted, and ' clamour moisten' d ' pronounced and considered as two distinct words. Cordelia had at first broke out into ...

William Shakespeare, Horace Howard Furness, 1880

A New Variorum Edition of Shakespeare: The winter's tale. ...

11) : If for 'clamour,' clam was read, and indeed it signifies to cover a bell with felt, as Johnson says, the difficulty would vanish ; ' clamour ' [is] the same as clam, when applied to the ringing of bells, as in tuning, if they do not strike clear of one  ...

William Shakespeare, Horace Howard Furness, Samuel Burdett Hemingway, 1898

The Clamour King

He seems to be the ultimate charmer, but when does charming turn to beguiling? And how much can the innocence of his youth endure?"David Muirhead's writing is simply magical" -- Jennifer Crawford, Wildside magazine

David Muirhead, 2008

The Parliamentary Debates from the Year 1803 to the Present Time

Government now stood in the situation of men on their trial. Clamour, an ignorant impatience for relaxation from taxation, and a thousand similar motives had been applied to the people for expressing their detestation of the policy of ministers.

Thomas Carson Hansard, 1816

Blind Clamour

This is a new release of the original 1938 edition.

J. Wesley Ingles, 2013

The Works of William Shakespeare: King Lear. Othello. Antony ...

There she shook The holy water from her heavenly eyes, 30 And clamour moisten'd : then away she started by Pope. 28 In Q3Q3 Kent is printed in italics with full stop. Kent !... What,] Ken. Father Sisters. Gen. What, Capell. What,] Dyce.

William Shakespeare, William Aldis Wright, 1892

A Great Clamour: Encounters with China and Its Neighbours

Full of unexpected ideas and fresh insights, A Great Clamour is an extraordinary account of contemporary Asia from one of our finest essayists.

Pankaj Mishra, 2013

The Encyclopædic Dictionary: A New, and Original Work of ...

"ThUH the coiimui clamour is." — Govnr, 1. SL H For the difference between clamour and noise, see Noise. dim our, v.t. & i. [Clamour, *.] A. Transitive: L Ordinary Language : 1 1. To utter loudly and earnestly. " Clamoured their piteous prayer ...

Robert Hunter, 1882

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CLAMOUR»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term clamour is used in the context of the following news items.

Clamour to hike student intake in Jipmer

The spiralling demand for MBBS admission each year at the Jawaharlal Institute of Post graduate Medical Education and Research (Jipmer) ... «The Hindu, Jul 15»

Justin Bieber spontaneously climbs a TREE as fans clamour to get …

It appeared to be a spur of the moment decision as the pop brat left his entourage and headed towards the trunk on his way to the Hillsong ... «Mirror.co.uk, Jul 15»

Audience Clamour for more after First Two Episodes of Etisalat …

Unbelievably smart, outspoken and intelligent children keep wowing studio audience and television viewers on the Etisalat-Sponsored 'Kids ... «Bella Naija, Jul 15»

Clamour for revival gains support

Clamour for revival gains support. Print This Page share. Highlights. Haryana Speaker bats for the revival of Ambala-Naraingarh Irrigation ... «Chandigarh Tribune, Jul 15»

Clamour for Thampu's resignation

Protests by various student organisations seeking the resignation of St. Stephen's College principal Valson Thampu gathered pace a day after ... «The Hindu, Jul 15»

Clamour for Lokayukta's resignation gets louder

The advocates staged a protest here on Wednesday under the aegis of the Bar Association of Shivamogga, demanding the resignation of ... «The Hindu, Jul 15»

Tourist season ends, so does clamour for Rohtang permit

MANALI: With the re-opening of schools in plains, both tourists and local taxi operators are finally getting permits to Rohtang Pass easily, a big ... «Times of India, Jul 15»

Alexis Tsipras urges No vote in Sunday's referendum as pensioners …

Alexis Tsipras urges No vote in Sunday's referendum as pensioners clamour for their savings. Thursday 2 July 2015. Custom byline text: matthew.mackenzie. «Herald Scotland, Jul 15»

It looks like there's a growing clamour for Brazil to start facing up to a …

"There seems to be much more of a clamour for a German-style restructuring than there was after the 7-1. The country is obviously obsessed ... «Newstalk 106-108 fm, Jun 15»

'Extortion racket' Karnataka: Clamour for Lokayukta's resignation …

A serious crisis has hit the Karnataka Lokayukta over alleged links between the son of the incumbent Lokayukta (anti-graft ombudsman), ... «The Indian Express, Jun 15»