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CLAMOR
clamor, clamoring, clamour, clamouring, hue and cry
(noun) loud and persistent outcry from many people; “he ignored the clamor of the crowd”
blare, blaring, cacophony, clamor, din
(noun) a loud harsh or strident noise
clamor, clamour
(verb) make loud demands; “he clamored for justice and tolerance”
clamor, clamour
(verb) utter or proclaim insistently and noisily; “The delegates clamored their disappointment”
clamor
(verb) compel someone to do something by insistent clamoring; “They clamored the mayor into building a new park”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
clamor (countable and uncountable, plural clamors) (American spelling)
A great outcry or vociferation; loud and continued shouting or exclamation.
Any loud and continued noise.
A continued public expression, often of dissatisfaction or discontent; a popular outcry.
Synonyms
• (great outcry): outcry, tumult
Verb
clamor (third-person singular simple present clamors, present participle clamoring, simple past and past participle clamored) (American spelling)
(intransitive) To cry out and/or demand.
(transitive) To demand by outcry.
(intransitive) To become noisy insistently.
(transitive) To influence by outcry.
(obsolete, transitive) To silence.
Synonyms
• (to cry out): din
Anagrams
• Colmar, molrac
Source: Wiktionary
Clam"or, n. Etym: [OF. clamour, clamur, F. clameur, fr. L. clamor, fr. clamare to cry out. See Claim.]
1. A great outcry or vociferation; loud and continued shouting or exclamation. Shak.
2. Any loud and continued noise. Addison.
3. A continued expression of dissatisfaction or discontent; a popular outcry. Macaulay.
Syn.
– Outcry; exclamation; noise; uproar.
Clam"or, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Clamored; p. pr. & vb. n. Clamoring.]
1. To salute loudly. [R.] The people with a shout Rifted the air, clamoring their god with praise. Milton .
2. To stun with noise. [R.] Bacon.
3. To utter loudly or repeatedly; to shout. Clamored their piteous prayer incessantly. Longfellow. To clamor bells, to repeat the strokes quickly so as to produce a loud clang. Bp. Warbur
Clam"or, v. i.
Definition: To utter loud sounds or outcries; to vociferate; to complain; to make importunate demands. The obscure bird Clamored the livelong night. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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