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CLAMOUR
clamor, clamoring, clamour, clamouring, hue and cry
(noun) loud and persistent outcry from many people; “he ignored the clamor of the crowd”
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”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
clamour (countable and uncountable, plural clamours)
British spelling and Canadian alternative spelling of clamor
Verb
clamour (third-person singular simple present clamours, present participle clamouring, simple past and past participle clamoured)
British and Canadian alternative spelling of clamor
(transitive, obsolete) To salute loudly.
(transitive, obsolete) To stun with noise.
(transitive, obsolete) To repeat the strokes quickly on (bells) so as to produce a loud clang.
Source: Wiktionary
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