Clangour vs Commotion - What's the difference?
clangour | commotion | Related terms |
(British, Canadian) A loud, repeating clanging sound; a loud racket; a din.
* 1920 , , Chapter XXIV: Death and Love,
(British, Canadian) To make a clanging sound.
* {{quote-book, passage=It clangoured through the house like a bell in a tomb.
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, title=Beggars of Life: A Hobo Autobiography
, author=Jim Tully
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A state of turbulent motion.
An agitated disturbance or a hubbub.
* {{quote-book, year=1963, author=(Margery Allingham), title=(The China Governess)
, chapter=19 (euphemistic) Sexual excitement.
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, and now, glancing my eyes towards that part of his dress which cover'd the essential object of enjoyment, I plainly discover'd the swell and commotion there}}
Clangour is a related term of commotion.
As nouns the difference between clangour and commotion
is that clangour is (british|canadian) a loud, repeating clanging sound; a loud racket; a din while commotion is a state of turbulent motion.As a verb clangour
is (british|canadian) to make a clanging sound.clangour
English
Alternative forms
* clangor (qualifier)Noun
(en noun)- And always, as the dark, inchoate eyes turned to him, there passed through Gerald's bowels a burning stroke of revolt, that seemed to resound through his whole being, threatening to break his mind with its clangour , and making him mad.
Derived terms
* clangorous * clangorouslyVerb
(en verb)commotion
English
Noun
(en noun)citation, passage=When Timothy and Julia hurried up the staircase to the bedroom floor, where a considerable commotion was taking place, Tim took Barry Leach with him. He had him gripped firmly by the arm, since he felt it was not safe to let him loose, and he had no immediate idea what to do with him.}}
