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

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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

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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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