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clamor

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[ klam-er ]

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.

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  3. popular outcry:

    The senators could not ignore the clamor against higher taxation.

  4. any loud and continued noise: the clamor of birds and animals in the zoo.

    the clamor of traffic;

    the clamor of birds and animals in the zoo.



verb (used without object)

  1. to make a clamor; raise an outcry.

verb (used with object)

  1. to drive, force, influence, etc., by clamoring:

    The newspapers clamored him out of office.

  2. to utter noisily:

    They clamored their demands at the meeting.

clamor

2

[ klam-er ]

verb (used with object)

Obsolete.
  1. to silence.
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See -or.
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ·ǰ· ·ǰ· noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of clamor1

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English clamor (from Anglo-French ), from Latin, equivalent to 峾- ( claim ) + -or -or 1; Middle English clamour, from Middle French, from Latin 峾ō- (stem of 峾ǰ )

Origin of clamor2

First recorded in 1605–15; perhaps spelling variant of clammer, obsolete variant of clamber in sense “to clutch,” hence “reduce to silence”
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Synonym Study

See noise.
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Family films can take a while to build buzz, and often don’t have the same types of fans who will clamor to see it in theaters as soon as possible, Loria said.

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State Department-designated foreign terrorist organization, and by making common cause with an organization clamoring more generally for the end of Western civilization.

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Webbon and the TheoBros have been clamoring more loudly in recent months about their wish to strip women, especially their own wives, of the right to vote.

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The clamor is especially helpful in silencing Republicans in Congress who might otherwise object to the economic threat from mass firings and defundings in their communities.

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Israel’s far right — on which Netanyahu’s ruling coalition rests — continues to clamor for a continuation of the war.

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