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