Verb: clamor kla-mur Usage: US (elsewhere: clamour)
- Make loud demands
"he clamored for justice and tolerance"; - clamour [Brit, Cdn] - Utter or proclaim insistently and noisily
"The delegates clamored their disappointment"; - clamour [Brit, Cdn] - Compel someone to do something by insistent clamoring
"They clamored the mayor into building a new park"; - clamour [Brit, Cdn] Noun: clamor kla-mur Usage: US (elsewhere: clamour)
- A loud harsh or strident noise
- blare, blaring, cacophony, din, clamour [Brit, Cdn] - Loud and persistent outcry from many people
"he ignored the clamor of the crowd"; - clamoring [US], clamour [Brit, Cdn], clamouring [Brit, Cdn], hue and cry
Derived forms: clamored, clamoring, clamors Type of: call, compel, cry, demand, express, give tongue to, noise, obligate, oblige, outcry, shout, utter, verbalise [Brit], verbalize, vociferation, yell Encyclopedia: Clamor |