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Clamor is defined as to make a loud request or to cry out in protest.

(verb)

An example of clamor is a crowd of people demanding an encore.

The definition of clamor is loud and often unpleasant or chaotic noise.

(noun)

An example of clamor is a group of people shouting.

See clamor in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

a loud outcry; uproar
a vehement, continued expression of the general feeling or of public opinion; loud demand or complaint
a loud, sustained noise

Origin: ME clamour < OFr < L clamor < clamare, to cry out < IE *kelā- < base *kel-, to call, yell > L calare, clarus, Gr kalein, to call, name, OE hlowan, to low

intransitive verb

to make a clamor; cry out, demand, or complain noisily

transitive verb

to express with, or bring about by, clamor

Brit.clamour

Related Forms:

clamorer noun

See clamor in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A loud outcry; a hubbub.
A vehement expression of discontent or protest: a clamor in the press for pollution control.
A loud sustained noise. See Synonyms at noise.

verb clam·ored, clam·or·ing, clam·ors

verb, intransitive

To make a loud sustained noise or outcry.
To make insistent demands or complaints: clamored for tax reforms.

verb, transitive

To exclaim insistently and noisily: The representatives clamored their disapproval.
To influence or force by clamoring: clamored the mayor into resigning.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English clamour

Origin: , from Old French

Origin: , from Latin clāmor, shout

Origin: , from clāmāre, to cry out; see kelə-² in Indo-European roots

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