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clamor
1[ klam-er ]
noun
- a loud uproar, as from a crowd of people:
the clamor of the crowd at the gates.
- a vehement expression of desire or dissatisfaction:
the clamor of the proponents of the law.
Synonyms: vociferation
- popular outcry:
The senators could not ignore the clamor against higher taxation.
- any loud and continued noise: the clamor of birds and animals in the zoo.
the clamor of traffic;
the clamor of birds and animals in the zoo.
verb (used without object)
- to make a clamor; raise an outcry.
verb (used with object)
- to drive, force, influence, etc., by clamoring:
The newspapers clamored him out of office.
- to utter noisily:
They clamored their demands at the meeting.
clamor
2[ klam-er ]
verb (used with object)
- to silence.
Spelling Note
Other Words From
- clam·or·er clam·or·ist noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of clamor1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
That timescale is unlikely to satisfy ordinary Syrians clamoring for vengeance.
In a way, they're clamoring to be "influencers," the hippest of all modern professions.
On Nov. 30, the Anchorage Daily News editorial board dissected the pipeline’s prospects and concluded the risky project couldn’t pencil out, not least because no private-company partners were clamoring for a stake in it.
While California Latinos have essentially been clamoring for the equivalent of a Marshall Plan to build the economy for the state’s largest ethnic group, the political overemphasis on those here illegally continues unabated.
The solo goes on forever, long enough to make the point that, yes, Callas had fans clamoring outside the Metropolitan Opera, but she could also be a bit of a bore.
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