Definition

Adjective: - Blustering, clamorous: Describes a loud, noisy, and often aggressive or angry manner of speaking or making sound. It implies a disruptive and overwhelming volume, typically in the context of shouting, quarreling, or chaotic noise.

Usage Examples

• (They were arguing very blusteringly on the street.)
• (The crowd became clamorous when the speaker appeared.)
• (The blustering shouts echoed from the office.)

Advanced Usage

• This word is considered somewhat literary or less common in modern, everyday Vietnamese. It often carries a negative connotation, describing noise that is unpleasant, forceful, or associated with conflict.

Variants and Related Words

• Ồn ào (adj): Noisy, loud. This is a more common and general synonym for any loud noise.
• Hỗn loạn (adj): Chaotic, tumultuous. Can describe noisy disorder.
• Ầm ĩ (adj): Boisterous, uproarious. Similar to "rầm rĩ" but can sometimes have a slightly less aggressive connotation.

Synonyms

• Blustering: Loud, aggressive, and empty speech.
• Clamorous: Making a loud and confused noise.
• Vociferous: Loud and forceful in expression.
• Strident: Loud and harsh.

Related Idioms

• Làm rầm rĩ: To make a clamor; to create a loud, disruptive scene.
  • Đừng làm rầm rĩ chuyện nhỏ đó lên. (Don't make a clamor over that small matter.)

1. (ít dùng) Blustering, clamorous
   • Quát tháo rầm rĩ
     To shout blusteringly