clamor

clamor

loud noise; a protest; demand: The clamor was tumultuous.

Not to be confused with:

clamber – climb with hands and feet: She clambered up the boulders.

clammer – one who gathers or digs clams

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clam·or

 (klăm′ər)

n.

1. A loud noise or outcry; a hubbub. See Synonyms at noise.

2. A vehement expression of discontent or protest: a clamor in the press for pollution control.

v. clam·ored, clam·or·ing, clam·ors

v.intr.

1. To make a loud sustained noise or outcry.

2. To make insistent demands or complaints: clamored for tax reforms.

v.tr.

1. To exclaim insistently and noisily: The representatives clamored their disapproval.

2. To influence or force by clamoring: clamored the mayor into resigning.

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[Middle English clamour, from Old French, from Latin clāmor, shout, from clāmāre, to cry out; see kelə- in Indo-European roots.]

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clam′or·er n.

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clam•or

(ˈklæm ər)

n.

1. a loud uproar, as from a crowd of people.

2. a vehement expression of desire or dissatisfaction: the clamor against higher taxation.

3. any loud and continued noise: the clamor of traffic.

v.i.

4. to make a clamor; raise an outcry.

v.t.

5. to drive, force, influence, etc., by clamoring: The press clamored him out of office.

6. to utter noisily: They clamored their demands.

Also, esp. Brit.,clam′our.

[1350–1400; < Middle French clamour < Latin clāmor <clām(āre) to shout (compare claim)]

syn: See noise.

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clamor

Past participle: clamored
Gerund: clamoring

Imperative

clamor

clamor

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	clamor - a loud harsh or strident noise   blare, blaring, cacophony, din noise - sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound); "he enjoyed the street noises"; "they heard indistinct noises of people talking"; "during the firework display that ended the gala the noise reached 98 decibels"
	2.	clamor - loud and persistent outcry from many people; "he ignored the clamor of the crowd" clamoring, clamour, clamouring, hue and cry cry, outcry, shout, vociferation, yell, call - a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition; "the speaker was interrupted by loud cries from the rear of the audience"
Verb	1.	clamor - make loud demands; "he clamored for justice and tolerance" clamour demand - request urgently and forcefully; "The victim's family is demanding compensation"; "The boss demanded that he be fired immediately"; "She demanded to see the manager"
	2.	clamor - utter or proclaim insistently and noisily; "The delegates clamored their disappointment" clamour give tongue to, utter, express, verbalise, verbalize - articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise; "She expressed her anger"; "He uttered a curse"
	3.	clamor - compel someone to do something by insistent clamoring; "They clamored the mayor into building a new park" compel, obligate, oblige - force somebody to do something; "We compel all students to fill out this form"

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clamor

noun

1. Sounds or a sound, especially when loud, confused, or disagreeable:

babel, din, hubbub, hullabaloo, noise, pandemonium, racket, rumpus, tumult, uproar.

2. Offensively loud and insistent utterances, especially of disapproval:

hullabaloo, outcry, rumpus, uproar, vociferation.

Idiom: hue and cry.

3. A loud, deep, prolonged sound:

bawl, bellow, roar.

verb

To speak or say very loudly or with a shout:

bawl, bellow, bluster, call, cry, halloo, holler, roar, shout, vociferate, whoop, yawp, yell.

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Translations

protestaprotestarereclamarereclamosmania

clamour

(American) clamor (ˈklӕmə) noun

(a) loud uproar. geskreeu ضَجَّه، صَحَب врява alarido křik, řev das Geschrei råben; skrigen; skrålen οχλοβοή clamor, griterío kära(tsus) هیاهو؛ غوغا hälinä clameur תְבִיעָה קוֹלָנִית कोलाहल buka, galama lárma kegemparan hávaði, háreysti clamore 騒ぎ立てる声 함성 triukšmas trokšņošana; klaigas; skaļš protests hingar-bingar geschreeuwbråk, høylytt krav wrzawa غال مغال: په زوره ږغ alarido zgomot, larmă шумные протесты krik, hluk hrup larma skrik, larm, buller การร้องออกมาอย่างดัง yaygara, vaveylâ 吵鬧 галас دھاڑ، چیخ tiếng gào thét ầm ĩ 吵闹

verb

(especially of a crowd demanding something) to make such an uproar etc. They're all clamouring to get their money back. skreeu يَصْخَب вдигам врява bradar dožadovat se (křikem) schreien kræve højlydt φωνάζω, διαμαρτύρομαιclamar käratsedes nõudma, käratsema داد و فریاد کردن vaatia äänekkäästi demander à cor et à cri לִתְבוֹע בְקּוֹלָנִיות कोलाहल करना, फरियाद करना vikati, bučiti, galamiti menuntut dengan ramai heimta með háreysti fare un grande clamore, protestare 騒ぎ立てる 외치다 kelti triukšmą skaļi protestēt/pieprasīt; trokšņot suara desakan ramai schreeuwenskråle, skrike, protestere/kreve høylytt podnosić wrzask فریاد bradar a cere (în cor) шумно требовать domáhať sa krikom razgrajati, kričati bučno negodovati skrika, larma, protestera ร้องออกมาอย่างดัง yaygara/vaveylâ koparmak 喧嚷抗議 голосно вимагати чого شور و خو غوگا ، فریاد phản đối ầm ĩ 用喧嚷表示

ˈclamorous adjective

rawerig صاخِب креслив clamoroso hlučný, hlomozící schreiend råbende; skrigende; skrålende θορυβώδηςclamoroso, vociferante kärarikas پر هیاهو meluisa vociférant תְבִיעָה קוֹלָנִית कोलाहलपूर्ण bučan zajos ribut, bising hávaðasamur clamoroso, rumoreggiante 騒々しい 소란한 triukšmingas trokšņains; klaigājošs ribut-ribut schreeuwerigbråkende, skrålende, høylytthałaśliwy پر هیاهو clamoroso zgomotos шумный hlučný, kričiaci hrupen bučan skrikig, larmande, högljudd ที่มีเสียงดังวุ่นวาย gürültülü, yaygaralı 吵鬧的 галасливий شور مچانے والا ầm ĩ 吵闹的

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