clamour
US clamor
/ (ˈklæmə) /
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noun
a loud persistent outcry, as from a large number of people
a vehement expression of collective feeling or outragea clamour against higher prices
a loud and persistent noisethe clamour of traffic
verb
(intr; often foll by for or against) to make a loud noise or outcry; make a public demandthey clamoured for attention
(tr) to move, influence, or force by outcrythe people clamoured him out of office
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Derived forms of clamour
clamourer or US clamorer, nounclamorous, adjectiveclamorously, adverbclamorousness, nounWord Origin for clamour
C14: from Old French clamour, from Latin clāmor, from clāmāre to cry out
Words nearby clamour
clam diggers, clam-flat, clammy, clamor, clamorous, clamour, clamp, clampdown, clamp down on, clamper, clamshell
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