[responsivevoice]Clamor[/responsivevoice] [klam-er]
The word of the day is ‘clamor’.
The word is a noun, i.e., it is the main subject of the sentence. It is also a verb, i.e., it demonstrates an action or occurrence.
No, the word is a noun. Therefore, it does not have a past form.
It means:
1. Loud cry
2. Commotion
3. A loud and confused noise
4. People shouting.
1. Presently, through the clamor around me, I heard “the Indian” crying.
2. There had been the clamor of surprised and shouting men: there was silence now.
3. Only in the cafes, there is a clamor of voices and a drowning of care.
4. Then rose a clamor of questions from all sides, which I answered as best I could.
5. Their clamor broke out once more as she ceased, but it was more subdued.
Some synonyms of today’s word are:
holler, shout, agitate, bark, bawl, bellow, claim, debate, demand, dispute, roar, rout, put up a bowl, raise Cain, raise the roof, yell, din,
racket, loud noise, uproar, tumult, babel, shouting, yelling, screaming
baying, roaring, blaring, clangour, commotion, brouhaha, hue and cry
hubbub, bedlam, pandemonium, stramash, hullabaloo, rumpus, row
vociferation, ululation, charivari, etc.
Some antonyms of this word of the day are:
silence, agree, go along, be quiet, be silent, etc.
Quotation:
Despite the constant clamor for attention from the modern world, I do believe we need to procure a psychological space for ourselves. I apparently know some people who try to achieve this by logging off or going without their Twitter or Facebook for a limited period.
Alan Moore
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