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Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: clamour, US clamor /ˈklæmə/ n - a loud persistent outcry, as from a large number of people
- a vehement expression of collective feeling or outrage: a clamour against higher prices
- a loud and persistent noise: the clamour of traffic
vb - (intr; often followed by for or against) to make a loud noise or outcry; make a public demand
- (transitive) to move, influence, or force by outcry
Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French clamour, from Latin clāmor, from clāmāre to cry outˈclamorous adj ˈclamorously adv ˈclamorousness n clam•or1 /ˈklæmɚ/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- a loud and continued noise:the clamor of traffic.
- a loud uproar, such as from a crowd of people:The clamor in the shop spilled out into the street.
- an angry or strong expression of desire or of dissatisfaction: raised a clamor against higher taxation.
v. - to make a clamor: [no object; (~ + for + object)]They clamored for a voice in the decision-making process.[~ + that clause]They clamored that their demands were not being listened to.[~ + to + verb]We clamored to be heard.
Also, esp. Brit., ˈclam•our.See -claim-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024clam•or1 (klam′ər),USA pronunciation n. - 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.
- popular outcry:The senators could not ignore the clamor against higher taxation.
- any loud and continued noise:the clamor of traffic; the clamor of birds and animals in the zoo.
v.i. - to make a clamor;
raise an outcry.
v.t. - to drive, force, influence, etc., by clamoring:The newspapers clamored him out of office.
- to utter noisily:They clamored their demands at the meeting.
Also,[esp. Brit.,] clam′our. - Latin clāmōr- (stem of clāmor)
- Middle French
- Latin, equivalent. to clām- (see claim) + -or -or1; Middle English clamour
- Anglo-French)
- Middle English clamor (1350–1400
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged shouting.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged vociferation.
- 4.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See noise.
clam•or2 (klam′ər),USA pronunciation v.t. [Obs.]- to silence.
- perh. spelling, spelled variant of clammer, obsolete variant of clamber in sense "to clutch,'' hence "reduce to silence'' 1605–15
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