clamor
1 Americannoun
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a loud uproar, as from a crowd of people.
the clamor of the crowd at the gates.
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a vehement expression of desire or dissatisfaction.
the clamor of the proponents of the law.
- Synonyms:
- vociferation
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popular outcry.
The senators could not ignore the clamor against higher taxation.
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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)
verb (used with object)
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to drive, force, influence, etc., by clamoring.
The newspapers clamored him out of office.
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to utter noisily.
They clamored their demands at the meeting.
verb (used with object)
Spelling
See -or.
Related Words
See noise.
Other Word Forms
- clamorer noun
- clamorist noun
Etymology
Origin of clamor1
First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English clamor (from Anglo-French ), from Latin, equivalent to clām- ( claim ) + -or -or 1; Middle English clamour, from Middle French, from Latin clāmōr- (stem of clāmor )
Origin of clamor2
First recorded in 1605–15; perhaps spelling variant of clammer, obsolete variant of clamber in sense “to clutch,” hence “reduce to silence”
Example Sentences
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It’s obvious why companies want to sell century bonds, but not why some investors clamor to buy them.
Yet despite the steep price tag, sales remain brisk, reflecting a global clamor that has seen some 500 million requests for tickets according to FIFA.
From Barron's
Your co-workers don’t clamor to chat with a tube rider.
Los Angeles officials just made it easier to convert empty commercial buildings to housing, opening the door to the creation of thousands of apartments across a city clamoring for housing.
From Los Angeles Times
When it completed its merger and listed publicly in September, investors clamored for the stock, sending its market capitalization above $5 billion.
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