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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Kate Hogan, People.com, 10 Mar. 2025
That enclave, mostly designed by Sally, is both geographically and spiritually far from the all-inclusive clamor of Negril and Montego Bay — a mélange of Jamaican, Moroccan and Indian influences, touched by the spirit of the Spanish architect Antoni Gaudí.
—Isabel Wilkinson Schor, New York Times, 16 May 2025
Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 29 May 2025
According to Cramer, the energy theme is continually relevant as the corporate sector clamors for new artificial intelligence technology that guzzles power and strains the electric grid.
—Julie Coleman, CNBC, 22 May 2025
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Noun
Aware of the constant clamor for reboots and revivals, Boreanaz hasn't ruled out a return to the supernatural realm.
—Kate Hogan, People.com, 10 Mar. 2025
That enclave, mostly designed by Sally, is both geographically and spiritually far from the all-inclusive clamor of Negril and Montego Bay — a mélange of Jamaican, Moroccan and Indian influences, touched by the spirit of the Spanish architect Antoni Gaudí.
—Isabel Wilkinson Schor, New York Times, 16 May 2025
Verb
As aid groups clamored for access, the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation stepped onto the scene.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 29 May 2025
According to Cramer, the energy theme is continually relevant as the corporate sector clamors for new artificial intelligence technology that guzzles power and strains the electric grid.
—Julie Coleman, CNBC, 22 May 2025
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“Clamor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clamor. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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