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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Bart Jansen, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2025
The clamor aligns with the prevailing worldview that boys are becoming, or are vulnerable to becoming, violent misogynists.
—Andrew Reiner, Baltimore Sun, 20 Apr. 2025
Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 12 June 2025
Cuban Americans in south Florida have long clamored for a firmer hand with Havana, and the recent apprehensions of Hernández and several other former Cuban officials for deportation have been extremely popular among the politically powerful exile community.
—Joshua Goodman, Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2025
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Noun
The clamor jolted her drowsy partner Toi Cliatt, who was lying on the bed.
—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2025
The clamor aligns with the prevailing worldview that boys are becoming, or are vulnerable to becoming, violent misogynists.
—Andrew Reiner, Baltimore Sun, 20 Apr. 2025
Verb
But that year, a state study found there were almost 9,000 vacant lots still awaiting potential development, and residents and local politicians began clamoring for the right to keep building in the Keys.
—Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 12 June 2025
Cuban Americans in south Florida have long clamored for a firmer hand with Havana, and the recent apprehensions of Hernández and several other former Cuban officials for deportation have been extremely popular among the politically powerful exile community.
—Joshua Goodman, Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2025
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“Clamor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clamor. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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