clamor

noun

ˈkla-mər How to pronounce clamor (audio)
Definition of clamornext
1
as in roar
a violent shouting a clamor arose from the crowd as the prisoner was brought forward

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2
as in noise
loud, confused, and usually inharmonious sound the clamor of a dozen people practicing the trumpet at once

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Recent Examples of clamor This caused a great clamor of approval, and a modicum of tepid ooh-la-la disapproval by the folks who actually approved but who were too cowardly to say so, back in the day. — Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026 Over a clamor of background noise, author Patrick Radden Keefe’s voice somehow sounds clear and calm. — Erik Pedersen, Oc Register, 9 Apr. 2026 Yes, the outside clamor is for a shakeup. — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 4 Apr. 2026 The current clamor bears some resemblance to the controversy that surrounded the wealthy Sackler family’s culpability in the deadly opioid crisis, because in both cases the institutions involved had received vast sums from the family. — Julie Carr Smyth, Fortune, 2 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for clamor
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clamor
  1. roar
  2. noise
  3. howl
  4. chatter
  5. rattle
  6. commotion
Noun
  • Dixon said other issues to be considered are the deafening roar of traffic passing under the footbridge on I-91 and how to soften it.
    — Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 26 July 2026
  • But the show doesn’t start until the 79-year-old De Shields nattily flips his jacket open, to the approving roar of the audience.
    — Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2026
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  • Planning Director Cori Reaume told the council that the specific use permits means city staff would consider noise, water systems and effects of data centers on adjacent properties.
    — Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 July 2026
  • But lost amid the noise were two other mammoth data center projects making moves in metro Atlanta, both of which filed key state paperwork on the same day as OpenAI.
    — Zachary Hansen, AJC.com, 28 July 2026
Definition of noise
Noun
  • Somewhere in the heated mist hovered the howls of Albert Ayler and the clarion call of his brother Donald’s trumpet, followed by the Ornette Coleman Quartet, saluting him with joyous cacophony.
    — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 21 July 2026
  • Her Valley girl howl will stop you in your tracks, proclaiming friendship, revolution, and, yeah, lust.
    — Debby Wolfinsohn, Entertainment Weekly, 7 July 2026
Definition of howl
Noun
  • But for as much financial chatter as there is about what players make and what teams cost, there’s still a major element of the unknown that most coaches believe is working against them.
    — Brendan Marks, New York Times, 26 July 2026
  • The rest ranged from issues like immigration enforcement and Georgia’s marquee races to more surprising chatter about the hometown baseball team.
    — Adam Beam, AJC.com, 23 July 2026
Definition of chatter
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  • Leadership disruptions can distract management, rattle employees, concern investors, and create reputational challenges for organizations.
    — Edward Segal, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026
  • The slightest details, or the smallest bits of structure, are what stick out—what can feel like an amorphous ooze of nothingness suddenly snaps into place thanks to a rhythmic rattle or jagged vocal sample.
    — Andrew Ryce, Pitchfork, 6 July 2026
Definition of rattle
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  • In a United conference room tucked away from the commotion of the terminal, the musicians get out their instruments and are harmonizing a few seconds later.
    — Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN Money, 25 July 2026
  • This surface commotion fires up all manner of predatory gamefish.
    — Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 23 July 2026
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