clamoring (for)

verb

present participle of clamor (for)
as in demanding
to ask for (something) earnestly or with authority a dozen customers clamoring for service all at once

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for clamoring (for)
  1. demanding
  2. requiring
  3. requesting
Verb
  • Lanterns wastes little time explaining this backstory ad nauseam and instead creates an immediately inviting dynamic between him and Hal, who comes to him demanding information on Manhunters.
    — Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 24 Aug. 2026
  • The president said Russia’s principal objective remained the Konstantynivka-Sloviansk-Kramatorsk axis and that Moscow was still demanding Ukraine withdraw from the Donbas region as a condition for a settlement.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of demanding
Verb
  • The Mayor and City Council of Baltimore are seeking to pause an order requiring it to provide records in lawsuit with Inspector General while the city appeals.
    — Bridget Byrne, Baltimore Sun, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Measuring waist circumference has the advantage of not requiring specialized equipment, so patients can keep track at home.
    — Faye Chiu, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of requiring
Verb
  • Following her disappearance, Goods’ family told KTNV that someone started responding to messages using her phone, requesting money and Bitcoin.
    — Brian Brant, PEOPLE, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Estime-Irvin did not immediately return phone calls requesting comment.
    — Raisa Habersham, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of requesting
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“Clamoring (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clamoring%20%28for%29. Accessed 30 Aug. 2026.

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