Noun: clamor kla-mur
Usage: US (elsewhere: clamour)
Usage: US (elsewhere: clamour)
Usage: US (elsewhere: clamour)
- 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
- A loud harsh or strident noise
"The clamor of car horns filled the busy street";
- blare, blaring, cacophony, din, clamour [Brit, Cdn]
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]
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