clamour

/ ˈklæmə /

noun

1. a loud persistent outcry, as from a large number of people

2. a vehement expression of collective feeling or outrage

   a clamour against higher prices

3. a loud and persistent noise

   the clamour of traffic

verb

1. (intr; often foll by for or against) to make a loud noise or outcry; make a public demand

   they clamoured for attention

2. (tr) to move, influence, or force by outcry

   the people clamoured him out of office

Other Word Forms

• clamorous adjective
• clamorousness noun
• clamorously adverb
• clamourer noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of clamour¹

C14: from Old French clamour, from Latin clāmor, from clāmāre to cry out

Example Sentences

Right and far-right parties, which made significant gains in the 2024 European elections, have been clamouring for Brussels to take a more pro-business slant and ditch some of its green policies.

Read more on Barron's

It's the board, who have managed to quieten the clamour aimed in their direction for a few days with the reinstatement of O'Neill, who will be feeling the pressure once more.

Read more on BBC

Tax increases and a modest rise in borrowing look likely but investors will be “clamouring for commitments to at least mild spending cuts.”

Read more on The Wall Street Journal

Jack Grealish has been a player and personality reborn since joining Everton on loan from Manchester City, but Tuchel saw fit to ignore the clamour for an England recall when he selected his latest squad.

Read more on BBC

There are few empty shops on Soho Road – it has the opposite problem, Rakesh from the BID says, with businesses clamouring to share the same street as some of the country's finest Asian jewellery shops.

Read more on BBC