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/ˈklæm.ə/ · clam·or
noun
- A great outcry or vociferation; loud and continued shouting or exclamation. The crowd's clamor for more tickets was deafening.
- Any loud and continued noise. The clamor of the city was overwhelming.
- A continued public expression, often of dissatisfaction or discontent; a popular outcry. The clamor for change in the government was widespread.
verb
- To cry out and/or demand. Anyone who tastes our food seems to clamor for more.
- To demand by outcry. Thousands of demonstrators clamoring the government's resignation were literally deafening, yet their cries fell in deaf ears
- To become noisy insistently. After a confused murmur the audience soon clamored
Did you know? The word 'clamor' has been used in various contexts, including politics, social movements, and literature. For example, in Shakespeare's 'Julius Caesar', Mark Antony uses a famous phrase 'Let us be sacrificers, but not butchers' to calm the clamor of the crowd.