clamor
Use Clamor in a sentence
ər noun
1.
a loud uproar, as from a crowd of people: the clamor of the crowd at the gates.
2.
a vehement expression of desire or dissatisfaction: the clamor of the proponents of the law.
3.
popular outcry: The senators could not ignore the clamor against higher taxation.
4.
any loud and continued noise: the clamor of traffic; the clamor of birds and animals in the zoo.
verb (used without object)
5.
to make a clamor; raise an outcry.
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verb (used with object)
6.
to drive, force, influence, etc., by clamoring: The newspapers clamored him out of office.
7.
to utter noisily: They clamored their demands at the meeting.
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verb (used with object) Obsolete.
to silence.
Origin:
1605–15; perhaps spelling variant of clammer, obsolete variant of clamber in sense “to clutch,” hence “reduce to silence”
1605–15; perhaps spelling variant of clammer, obsolete variant of clamber in sense “to clutch,” hence “reduce to silence”
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clamour or clamor (ˈklæmə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a loud persistent outcry, as from a large number of people |
| 2. | a vehement expression of collective feeling or outrage: a clamour against higher prices |
| 3. | a loud and persistent noise: the clamour of traffic |
| —vb | |
| 4. | (intr; |
| 5. | (tr) to move, influence, or force by outcry: the people clamoured him out of office |
| [C14: from Old French clamour, from Latin clāmor, from clāmāre to cry out] | |
| clamor or clamor | |
| —n | |
| —vb | |
| [C14: from Old French clamour, from Latin clāmor, from clāmāre to cry out] | |
| 'clamourer or clamor | |
| —n | |
| 'clamorer or clamor | |
| —n | |
| 'clamorous or clamor | |
| —adj | |
| 'clamorously or clamor | |
| —adv | |
| 'clamorousness or clamor | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
clamor
late 14c., from O.Fr. clamour, from L. clamor "a shout," from clamare "to cry out" (see claim). Related: Clamorous (1520s), clamorously (1530s).
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Example sentences
To try to justify it based on movie download speeds is foolish and is more likely an attempt to get the public to clamor for it.
At three weeks, the hatchlings clamor from the entrance of the nest cavity, each trying to be first in line for food.
Its unusually flexible instrumentation appeals also to venturesome composers who clamor to write for it.
The worse they get, the more people will clamor for action.
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