Clamour
Bible Usage:
- clamour used once.
- Bible Reference: Ephesians 4:31
Dictionaries:
- Included in Eastons: No
- Included in Hitchcocks: No
- Included in Naves: No
- Included in Smiths: No
- Included in Websters: Yes
- Included in Strongs: Yes
- Included in Thayers: Yes
- Included in BDB: No
Strongs Concordance:
- G2906 Used 1 time
CLAMOR, noun
1. A great outcry; noise; exclamation; vociferation, made by a loud human voice continued or repeated, or by a multitude of voices. It often expresses complaint and urgent demand.
2. Figuratively, loud and continued noise, as of a river or other inanimate things.
CLAMOR, verb transitive To stun with noise.
To clamor bells, is to multiply the strokes.
CLAMOR, verb intransitive To utter loud sounds, or outcries; to talk loud; to utter loud voices repeatedly; to vociferate, as an individual; to utter loud voices, as a multitude; to complain; to make importunate demands.
Those who most loudly clamor for liberty do not most liberally grant it.
Glamor your tongues in Shakespeare, if intended to mean, stop from noise, is not English. Perhaps the word was clam, or intended for a derivative.
CLAMORER, noun One who clamors.
CLAMORING, participle present tense Uttering and repeating loud words; making a great and continued noise; particularly in complaint or importunate demands.
CLAMOROUS, adjective Speaking and repeating loud words; noisy; vociferous; loud; turbulent.
CLAMOROUSLY, adverb With loud noise, or words.
CLAMOROUSNESS, noun The state or quality of being loud or noisy.