clamor Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a loud harsh or strident noise
    cacophony; din; blare; blaring.
  2. noun loud and persistent outcry from many people
    clamour; clamoring; hue and cry; clamouring.
    • he ignored the clamor of the crowd
  3. verb make loud demands
    clamour.
    • he clamored for justice and tolerance
  4. verb utter or proclaim insistently and noisily
    clamour.
    • The delegates clamored their disappointment
  5. verb compel someone to do something by insistent clamoring
    • They clamored the mayor into building a new park

WordNet

Clam"or noun
Etymology
OF. clamour, clamur, F. clameur, fr. L. clamor, fr. clamare to cry out. See Claim.
Definitions
  1. A great outcry or vociferation; loud and continued shouting or exclamation. Shak.
  2. Any loud and continued noise. Addison.
  3. A continued expression of dissatisfaction or discontent; a popular outcry. Macaulay. Syn. -- Outcry; exclamation; noise; uproar.
Clam"or transitive verb
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Clamored ; present participle & verbal noun Clamoring
Definitions
  1. To salute loudly. R.
    The people with a shout Rifted the air, clamoring their god with praise. Milton
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  2. To stun with noise. R. Bacon.
  3. To utter loudly or repeatedly; to shout.
    Clamored their piteous prayer incessantly. Longfellow.
    To clamor bells, to repeat the strokes quickly so as to produce a loud clang. Bp. Warburion.
Clam"or intransitive verb
Definitions
  1. To utter loud sounds or outcries; to vociferate; to complain; to make importunate demands.
    The obscure bird Clamored the livelong night. Shak.

Webster 1913