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Noun: clamoring  kla-mu-ring
Usage: US (elsewhere: clamouring)
  1. Loud and persistent outcry from many people
    "he ignored the clamoring of the crowd";
    - clamor [US], clamour [Brit, Cdn], clamouring [Brit, Cdn], hue and cry
Verb: clamor  kla-mur
Usage: US (elsewhere: clamour)
  1. Make loud demands
    "he clamored for justice and tolerance";
    - clamour [Brit, Cdn]
     
  2. Utter or proclaim insistently and noisily
    "The delegates clamored their disappointment";
    - clamour [Brit, Cdn]
     
  3. Compel someone to do something by insistent clamoring
    "They clamored the mayor into building a new park";
    - clamour [Brit, Cdn]

Derived forms: clamorings

Type of: call, compel, cry, demand, express, give tongue to, obligate, oblige, outcry, shout, utter, verbalise [Brit], verbalize, vociferation, yell

Encyclopedia: Clamor