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Rumble vs Clamor - What's the difference?

rumble | clamor |

In transitive terms the difference between rumble and clamor

is that rumble is to cause to pass through a rumble, or polishing machine while clamor is to influence by outcry.

As nouns the difference between rumble and clamor

is that rumble is a low, heavy, continuous sound, such as that of thunder or a hungry stomach while clamor is a great outcry or vociferation; loud and continued shouting or exclamation.

As verbs the difference between rumble and clamor

is that rumble is to make a low, heavy, continuous sound while clamor is to cry out and/or demand.

As an interjection rumble

is an onomatopoeia describing a rumbling noise.

rumble

English

Alternative forms

* (dialectal)

Interjection

(en interjection)
  • An onomatopoeia describing a rumbling noise

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A low, heavy, continuous sound, such as that of thunder or a hungry stomach.
    • The rumble from passing trucks made it hard to sleep at night.
  • (slang) A street fight or brawl.
  • A rotating cask or box in which small articles are smoothed or polished by friction against each other.
  • (dated) A seat for servants, behind the body of a carriage.
  • * Charles Dickens
    • Kit, well wrapped, was in the rumble behind.

    Verb

    (en-verb)
  • To make a low, heavy, continuous sound.
    • If I don't eat, my stomach will rumble .
    I could hear the thunder rumbling in the distance.
  • To discover deceitful or underhanded behaviour.
    • The police is going to rumble your hideout.
  • To move while making a rumbling noise.
    • The truck rumbled over the rough road.
  • (slang) To fight; to brawl.
  • To cause to pass through a rumble, or polishing machine.
  • (obsolete) To murmur; to ripple.
  • * Spenser
    • to rumble gently down with murmur soft

    Anagrams

    * *

    clamor

    English

    Alternative forms

    * clamour (UK English)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A great outcry or vociferation; loud and continued shouting or exclamation.
  • Any loud and continued noise.
  • A continued public expression, often of dissatisfaction or discontent; a popular outcry.

    • Synonyms

    * (great outcry) outcry, tumult

    Derived terms

    * clamorous * clamorously * clamorousness

    Related terms

    * acclamation * claim * declamation * reclamation

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To cry out and/or demand.
    • ''Anyone who tastes our food seems to clamor for more.
  • To demand by outcry.
    • ''Thousands of demonstrators clamoring the government's resignation were literally deafening, yet their cries fell in deaf ears
  • * 2013 September 28, , " London Is Special, but Not That Special," New York Times (retrieved 28 September 2013):
    • The distinctness of London has led many to clamor for the capital to pursue its own policies, especially on immigration. The British prime minister, David Cameron, is a Conservative. So is the mayor of London, Boris Johnson. But they have diametrically opposed views on immigration.
  • To become noisy insistently.
    • ''After a confused murmur the audience soon clamored
  • To influence by outcry.
    • ''His many supporters successfully clamor his election without a formal vote
  • (obsolete) To silence.

    • Synonyms

    * (to cry out) din

    Anagrams

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