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clamor
1[ klam-er ]
noun
- a loud uproar, as from a crowd of people:
the clamor of the crowd at the gates.
- a vehement expression of desire or dissatisfaction:
the clamor of the proponents of the law.
Synonyms:
- popular outcry:
The senators could not ignore the clamor against higher taxation.
- 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)
- to make a clamor; raise an outcry.
verb (used with object)
- to drive, force, influence, etc., by clamoring:
The newspapers clamored him out of office.
- to utter noisily:
They clamored their demands at the meeting.
clamor
2[ klam-er ]
verb (used with object)
- to silence.
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Other 51Թ Forms
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of clamor1
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Example Sentences
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.
State Department-designated foreign terrorist organization, and by making common cause with an organization clamoring more generally for the end of Western civilization.
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.
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.
Israel’s far right — on which Netanyahu’s ruling coalition rests — continues to clamor for a continuation of the war.
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