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Clamour vs Yowl - What's the difference?

clamour | yowl | Related terms |

Clamour is a related term of yowl.


As nouns the difference between clamour and yowl

is that clamour is while yowl is a prolonged, loud cry, like the sound of an animal; a wail; a howl.

As verbs the difference between clamour and yowl

is that clamour is while yowl is utter a yowl.

clamour

English

Alternative forms

* (l) (US spelling)

Noun

(en noun)
  • * Chaucer (Wife of Bath's Tale)
  • *:Ffor which oppression was swich clamour
  • * Shakespeare (Love's Labours Lost)
  • *:Sickly eares Deaft with the clamours of their owne deare grones.
  • * Addison
  • *:Here the loud Arno's boist'rous clamours cease.
    • (Macaulay)

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (obsolete) To salute loudly.
  • * Milton
    • The people with a shout / Rifted the air, clamouring their god with praise.
  • (obsolete) To stun with noise.
  • * Bacon
    • Let them not come..in a Tribunitious Manner; For that is, to clamour Counsels, not to enforme them.
  • (obsolete) To repeat the strokes quickly on (bells) so as to produce a loud clang.
    • (Bishop Warburton)

    Derived terms

    * (l) * (l) ----

    yowl

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A prolonged, loud cry, like the sound of an animal; a wail; a howl.

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • Utter a yowl.
  • Express by yowling; utter with a yowl.

    • Derived terms

    *yowler