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Definition of clamor
1a : noisy shouting a clamor of children at playb : 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
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Examples of clamor in a Sentence
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 of clamor from the Web
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There is a clamor on all sides to fill that opening with unelected candidates from the 2017 election.
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The clamor of trains and blaring whistles no longer disturbs folks in Ely.
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Amid the ongoing clamor of this fervent opposition, not a brick has been laid.
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All sure signs the candidates have stepped up the clamor for voters -- and deep-pocketed donors -- as the official qualifying period for the 2017 city races approaches.
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Cahill said she's surprised by the clamor her farm has raised.
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Over the clamor around the wounded, booms echo from the nearby fighting.
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Besides, the clamor for alien disclosure is like braying at the moon.
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And O you mortal engines, whose rude throats The immortal Jove’s dead clamors counterfeit, Farewell!
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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.
Origin and Etymology of clamor
Middle English, from Anglo-French clamour, from Latin clamor, from clamare to cry out — more at claim
clamor
Definition of clamor
clamored
;clamoring
play \ˈklam-riŋ, ˈkla-mər-iŋ\intransitive verb
1 : to make a din (see 1din 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
Recent Examples of clamor from the Web
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As Ripken crept closer to Gehrig’s record, so many reporters clamored for interviews that John Maroon, the Orioles’ director of public relations, was compelled to devise a system.
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Such measures would reduce premiums for typical consumers, but also radically diminish the quality of their coverage — a trade-off that voters haven’t clamored for, and that Donald Trump has portrayed as unnecessary.
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Courtsey of the Boise Hawks Courtesy of the Boise Hawks DOWNTOWN STADIUM UPDATE The Hawks have clamored for a new Downtown stadium for more than a decade through several ownership groups.
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Many of her fans, however, clamored for a return to fiction.
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As the body warms, every organ will be clamoring for energy, but the brain must first provide for itself, the heart, and other vital areas.
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Or, at least, no other reason seems to exist—Khrushchevkas have not begun collapsing, and their residents are not clamoring for relocation.
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No one has clamored for a sign like this yet in the Charlotte area.
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The Worldwide Demand for Digital Currency The $2,000 bitcoin milestone comes amid a larger trend of investors clamoring for crypto-currency of all sorts.
These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'clamor'. Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Origin and Etymology of clamor
see 1clamor
Recent Examples of clamor from the Web
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As Ripken crept closer to Gehrig’s record, so many reporters clamored for interviews that John Maroon, the Orioles’ director of public relations, was compelled to devise a system.
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Such measures would reduce premiums for typical consumers, but also radically diminish the quality of their coverage — a trade-off that voters haven’t clamored for, and that Donald Trump has portrayed as unnecessary.
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Courtsey of the Boise Hawks Courtesy of the Boise Hawks DOWNTOWN STADIUM UPDATE The Hawks have clamored for a new Downtown stadium for more than a decade through several ownership groups.
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Many of her fans, however, clamored for a return to fiction.
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As the body warms, every organ will be clamoring for energy, but the brain must first provide for itself, the heart, and other vital areas.
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Or, at least, no other reason seems to exist—Khrushchevkas have not begun collapsing, and their residents are not clamoring for relocation.
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No one has clamored for a sign like this yet in the Charlotte area.
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The Worldwide Demand for Digital Currency The $2,000 bitcoin milestone comes amid a larger trend of investors clamoring for crypto-currency of all sorts.
These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'clamor'. Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Origin and Etymology of clamor
origin unknown
CLAMOR Defined for English Language Learners
clamor
playDefinition of clamor for English Language Learners
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: a loud continuous noise (such as the noise made when many people are talking or shouting)
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: a loud or strong demand for something by many people
CLAMOR Defined for Kids
Definition of clamor for Students
1 : a noisy shouting
2 : a loud continuous noise the clamor of a storm
3 : strong and loud demand There was a public clamor for change.
Word Root of clamor
The Latin word clamāre, meaning “to shout” or “to cry out,” gives us the root clam and its form claim. Words from the Latin clamāre have something to do with shouting. To exclaim is to cry out in a sudden or emotional way. To proclaim is to announce or shout something publicly. Clamor is noisy shouting.
Definition of clamor for Students
clamored
;clamoring
: to make a loud noise or demand Fans clamored for the star's autograph.
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