1
a
: noisy shouting
a clamor of children at play
b
: a loud continuous noise
the clamor of the waterfall
2
: insistent public expression (as of support or protest)
the current clamor about what is wrong with our schools
clamored; clamoring
ˈklam-riŋ 
ˈkla-mər-iŋ
1
: to make a din (see din entry 1 sense 1)
The children clamored around them, singing songs and laughing.
2
: to become loudly insistent
clamored for his impeachment
clamoring for full independence
1
: to utter or proclaim insistently and noisily
cart peddlers clamored their wares—
Walter Farley
Walter Farley2
: to influence by means of clamor
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The clamor on Broadway at midday can be astonishing to a tourist from a midwestern town; if they happen to be digging up the street with jackhammers, the clamor can be even worse. The clamor on the floor of a stock exchange goes on without stopping for seven hours every day. A clamor of protest may sometimes be quieter, but is often just as hard to ignore. A politician who receives a thousand emails a day clamoring for his resignation might as well be listening to an angry crowd.
Examples of clamor in a Sentence
Noun
A clamor outside woke them in the night.
city streets filled with clamor
a public clamor for an arrest in the case
There is growing clamor for reform.
Verb (1)
a dozen customers clamoring for service all at once
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Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 9 May 2025
If teams were struggling to get to 100 points, there would be clamors for rule changes.
—The Athletic Nba Staff, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 29 Apr. 2025
Image Image In cities across the country, more office buildings have been turned into housing, as officials clamor to solve for the mismatch between a surfeit of outdated office buildings and a lack of housing.
—Ellen Rosen, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
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Noun
This year’s venue can welcome 6,500 people and there is always a clamor for tickets that far outstrips supply.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 9 May 2025
If teams were struggling to get to 100 points, there would be clamors for rule changes.
—The Athletic Nba Staff, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
Verb
That lack of power is one reason why Royals fans have clamored for top prospect Jac Caglianone to be promoted from Double-A Northwest Arkansas.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 29 Apr. 2025
Image Image In cities across the country, more office buildings have been turned into housing, as officials clamor to solve for the mismatch between a surfeit of outdated office buildings and a lack of housing.
—Ellen Rosen, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
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“Clamor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clamor. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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