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CLAMORING
clamor, clamoring, clamour, clamouring, hue and cry
(noun) loud and persistent outcry from many people; “he ignored the clamor of the crowd”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
clamoring
present participle of clamor
Noun
clamoring (plural clamorings)
A sound that clamors.
Source: Wiktionary
CLAMOR
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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