Entry Word: clamorous

Function: adjective

Meaning: 1 engaging in or marked by loud and insistent cries especially of protest <a clamorous objection to the play that the students have chosen to put on this year> — see vociferous
2 full of or characterized by the presence of noise <a clamorous kindergarten classroom that would try the patience of any sane adult> — see noisy 2
3 marked by a high volume of sound <a rock band whose clamorous concerts will rattle your bones> — see loud 1