clamor

noun

clam·or | \ ˈkla-mər

Definition of clamor

(Entry 1 of 3)

1a : 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

clamor

verb (1)

clamored; clamoring\ ˈklam-riŋ

, ˈkla-mər-iŋ \

Definition of clamor (Entry 2 of 3)

intransitive verb

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

transitive verb

1 : to utter or proclaim insistently and noisily cart peddlers clamored their wares— Walter Farley

2 : to influence by means of clamor

clamor

verb (2)

clamored; clamoring; clamors

Definition of clamor (Entry 3 of 3)

transitive verb

obsolete

: silence

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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 politican who receives a thousand e-mails 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.

Recent Examples on the Web: Noun

Get up, move quietly, and leave/ all the clamor behind. — Nina Maclaughlin, BostonGlobe.com, "Harrowing saga of the El Faro sinking, Ha Jin’s poems of being outsider," 27 Apr. 2018 All of these characters, the women, the publishers, the hangers-on, the simply interesting, provide the clamor that seems to sustain Hemingway, fonts of affirmation on demand available for his fragile writer’s ego. — Dana Snitzky, Longreads, "Hemingway’s Last Girl," 12 July 2018 The stock opened at a price that valued Moncler at around $3.5 billion, but such was the clamor for shares that the company ended the day worth just over $5 billion, a 47 percent jump in an afternoon. — Joshua Levine, WSJ, "How CEO Remo Ruffini Is Reinventing Moncler for a Faster Fashion World," 8 Oct. 2018 Thinkstock Marshmallow Fluff New Englanders clamor for Marshmallow Fluff, a spread made from corn syrup, sugar syrup, dried egg whites and vanillin, a natural compound of the vanilla bean. — Amanda Greene, Woman's Day, "12 Beloved Regional American Foods," 27 Oct. 2010 May has resisted calls for another referendum, but the clamor is intensifying as the remaining good options dwindle. — Jen Kirby, Vox, "EU to UK: take the Brexit deal or else," 30 Nov. 2018 In the good old days all coaches clamor for, before social media and a thousand reporters in our kids’ ears all the time. — Adam Jude, The Seattle Times, "Chris Petersen on UW-Oregon rivalry, Autzen Stadium, Myles Gaskin, Justin Herbert and more," 8 Oct. 2018 Within one day, street culture was elevated to global couture, and a worldwide clamor for the products began. — Candice Baker Yacono, latimes.com, "Louis Vuitton South Coast Plaza reopens with store-exclusive merchandise," 12 July 2018 But the catalyst for the clamor in Chicago, a city enduring a crisis of gun violence, wasn’t what Ms. Nwandu had written. — Laura Collins-hughes, New York Times, "A Play Caught in the Crossfire," 12 June 2018

Recent Examples on the Web: Verb

In terms of activity, the club has met the demands of a fanbase clamoring for reinforcement to turn an up-and-down season around. — Juan Pimiento, chicagotribune.com, "Ronaldo's shock transfer, the World Cup semis and the best of the week in soccer," 12 July 2018 But with so many networks and platforms clamoring for space and attention, that rule was relaxed this year with competitive nightly events allowed on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. — Glenn Whipp, latimes.com, "This year, the path to the Emmys goes through the Arby's takeout window," 11 June 2018 Bourbon's boom comes in large part from overseas consumers clamoring for Kentucky's signature liquor. — Darcy Costello, The Courier-Journal, "Trump trade war threatens to 'kill jobs' in Kentucky bourbon industry," 1 June 2018 Popular cosmetic emporiums like Sephora have siphoned off shoppers clamoring for hot lines like Fenty Beauty by pop star Rihanna. — Charisse Jones, USA TODAY, "Saks Fifth Avenue bets 'magic mirrors,' face workouts will bring online buyers to stores," 29 May 2018 Before then, no one had even been prosecuted in connection with the conflict that left more than 250,000 dead and a generation of survivors both in Liberia and Philadelphia’s sizable expat community clamoring for justice. — Jeremy Roebuck, Philly.com, "'Jungle Jabbah,' ex-warlord living in Delco, sentenced to 30 years," 19 Apr. 2018 Wingshooters in Texas' dove-rich South Zone have for years clamored for an earlier opening of the general dove season in the bird-rich region. — Shannon Tompkins, San Antonio Express-News, "New rules promise earlier, bigger seasons for anglers, hunters," 5 Apr. 2018 The service, which launched in 1913, was instantly popular with Americans clamoring for cheaper goods. — Alana Semuels, The Atlantic, "Trump’s Complaints About Amazon Have a Historical Precedent," 29 Mar. 2018 The cheering, hooting progressive crowds clamoring for more mockery and more derision are hardly yearning for dialogue. — David French, National Review, "Does the Left Lose because It’s Too Civil?," 23 Jan. 2018

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