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Howling vs Clamour - What's the difference?

howling | clamour | Related terms |

Howling is a related term of clamour.


As a proper noun howling

is .

As a noun clamour is

.

As a verb clamour is

.

howling

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The act of producing howls.
  • The howling of wolves is haunting at night.

    Verb

    (head)
  • 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) ----