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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Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 14 Oct. 2025
But the labor force to fill this growing clamor for workers isn’t there, Farley said.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2025
Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
Each year, basketball players, Jordan fans and sneaker heads alike clamor for the latest year’s release.
—Devin Robertson, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
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Noun
The Girlfriend is a limited series, but as is common with buzzy limited series, there’s clamor for a second season.
—Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 14 Oct. 2025
But the labor force to fill this growing clamor for workers isn’t there, Farley said.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2025
Verb
Fans, seeing the gaping hole on Connor Bedard’s wing, clamored for Demidov, and as a result, the two will always be linked.
—Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
Each year, basketball players, Jordan fans and sneaker heads alike clamor for the latest year’s release.
—Devin Robertson, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
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“Clamor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clamor. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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