Meaning of CLAMOR
| Pronunciation: | | 'klamur
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- [n] loud and persistent outcry from many people; "he ignored the clamor of the crowd"
- [n] a loud harsh or strident noise
- [v] make loud demands; "he clamored for justice and tolerance"
- [v] utter or proclaim insistently and noisily; "The delegates clamored their disappointment"
- [v] compel someone to do something by insistent clamoring; "They clamored the mayor into building a new park"
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CLAMOR is a 6 letter word that starts with C. |
| | Synonyms: | | blare, blaring, cacophony, clamoring, clamour, clamour, clamouring, din, hue and cry |
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| | See Also: | | call, compel, cry, demand, express, give tongue to, noise, obligate, oblige, outcry, shout, utter, verbalise, verbalize, vociferation, yell | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Clam"or\, n. [OF. clamour, clamur, F. clameur, fr. L.
clamor, fr. clamare to cry out. See {Claim}.]
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\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Clamored}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Clamoring}.]
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.
Warbur?ion.
\Clam"or\, v. i.
To utter loud sounds or outcries; to vociferate; to complain;
to make importunate demands.
The obscure bird Clamored the livelong night. --Shak.
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