Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A loud noise or outcry; a hubbub. synonym: noise.
- noun A vehement expression of discontent or protest.
- intransitive verb To make a loud sustained noise or outcry.
- intransitive verb To make insistent demands or complaints.
- intransitive verb To exclaim insistently and noisily.
- intransitive verb To influence or force by clamoring.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To utter in a loud voice; shout.
- To make a great noise with; cause to sound loudly or tumultuously: used in an inverted sense in the following passage.
- To stun with noise; salute with noise.
- To utter loud sounds or outcries; vociferate.
- To make importunate complaints or demands: as, to
clamor for admittance. - noun A great outcry; vociferation; exclamation made by a loud voice continued or repeated, or by a multitude of voices.
- noun Any loud and continued noise.
- noun Figuratively, loud complaint or urgent demand; an expression of strong dissatisfaction or desire.
- noun Synonyms Hubbub, uproar, noise, din, ado.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A great outcry or vociferation; loud and continued shouting or exclamation from many people.
- noun Any loud and continued noise.
- noun A continued expression of dissatisfaction or discontent; a popular outcry.
- transitive verb rare To salute loudly.
- transitive verb rare To stun with noise.
- transitive verb To utter loudly or repeatedly; to shout.
- intransitive verb To utter loud sounds or outcries; to vociferate; to talk in a loud voice; to complain; to make importunate demands.
- intransitive verb to dispute in a loud voice.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A great
outcry orvociferation ;loud andcontinued shouting orexclamation . - noun Any loud and continued
noise . - noun A continued
public expression , often ofdissatisfaction ordiscontent ; apopular outcry . - verb intransitive To
cry out and/ordemand . - verb transitive To
demand byoutcry . - verb intransitive To
become noisy insistently. - verb transitive To
influence byoutcry . - verb obsolete (
transitive ) Tosilence .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb make loud demands
- noun a loud harsh or strident noise
- noun loud and persistent outcry from many people
- verb utter or proclaim insistently and noisily
- verb compel someone to do something by insistent clamoring
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Unfortunately for Urquhart, the only way to break through the media clamor is to have his most embarrassing gaffe resurrected.
Tom Noyes: Glen Urquhart Struggles To Escape Shadow Of Christine O'Donnell Tom Noyes 2010
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Righteous folks should savor this clamor from the foamy-mouthed bile-droolers.
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Unfortunately for Urquhart, the only way to break through the media clamor is to have his most embarrassing gaffe resurrected.
Tom Noyes: Glen Urquhart Struggles To Escape Shadow Of Christine O'Donnell Tom Noyes 2010
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AlphaLiberal says: "It's also a hypocrisy that so many of the same people claiming the "pro-life" moniker clamor for more executions by The Government they claim not to trust."
Will pro-choice activists give any moral weight to the unborn? Ann Althouse 2008
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It's also a hypocrisy that so many of the same people claiming the "pro-life" moniker clamor for more executions by The Government they claim not to trust.
Will pro-choice activists give any moral weight to the unborn? Ann Althouse 2008
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"It's also a hypocrisy that so many of the same people claiming the "pro-life" moniker clamor for more executions by The Government they claim not to trust."
Will pro-choice activists give any moral weight to the unborn? Ann Althouse 2008
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Their clamor was a faint echo in the gold-domed chamber where Bunda Chand struggled on the velvet-cushioned dais.
The Bloody Crown Of Conan Howard, Robert E. 2003
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Their clamor was a faint echo in the gold-domed chamber where Bunda Chand struggled on the velvet-cushioned dais.
The Bloody Crown of Conan Howard, Robert E. 2003
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In an overcrowded marketplace, where too many authors and titles clamor for review space and the reading public's attention, such distinctions matter, and the controversy generated by competitions does no harm to sales.
O Ye Laurels Lodge, David 1996
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Their clamor was a faint echo in the gold-domed chamber where Bunda Chand struggled on the velvet-cushioned dais.
The Conan Chronicles Howard, Robert E. 1989
bilby commented on the word clamor
See clamour.
July 11, 2008
mollusque commented on the word clamor
And clammer.
July 11, 2008
she commented on the word clamor
It never ends!
July 11, 2008
bilby commented on the word clamor
Molly can't resist a good bivalve pun.
July 11, 2008