clamour
pronunciation
How to pronounce clamour in British English:
UK [ˈklæmə(r)]
How to pronounce clamour in American English:
US [ˈklæmɚ]
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- Noun:
- loud and persistent outcry from many people
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- Verb:
- utter or proclaim insistently and noisily
- make loud demands
Word Origin
- clamour
- clamour: see claim
- clamour
- chiefly British English spelling of clamor (q.v.); for spelling, see -or. Related: Clamoured; clamouring; clamourous.
Example
- 1. The clamour for safe assets drove yields on treasuries to their lowest level since 1946 .
- 2. In britain the clamour for higher education is such that almost half of young people now enroll , and the prospect of having to pay more for the privilege from 2012 is provoking a headlong dash for the ivory towers .
- 3. These failures have not triggered discernible public clamour anywhere for the ministers to get the job done .
- 4. Moreover , fishermen themselves seem sceptical of any long-term scarcity . They clamour for bigger quotas and fewer restrictions ( except on foreign competitors ) , and complain that the scientists are either ignorant or one step behind the new reality .
- 5. The present strains on the world economy , notably the imbalance between supply and demand of raw materials and a rising protectionist clamour threatens this progress .