clamor

(klăm'ər)
n.

1. A loud outcry; a hubbub.
2. A vehement expression of discontent or protest: a clamor in the press for pollution control.
3. A loud sustained noise. See synonyms at noise.

v., -ored, -or·ing, -ors.

v.intr.

1. To make a loud sustained noise or outcry.
2. To make insistent demands or complaints: clamored for tax reforms.

v.tr.

1. To exclaim insistently and noisily: The representatives clamored their disapproval.
2. To influence or force by clamoring: clamored the mayor into resigning.

[Middle English clamour, from Old French, from Latin clāmor, shout, from clāmāre, to cry out.]

clamorer clam'or·er n.

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noun

1. Sounds or a sound, especially when loud, confused, or disagreeable: babel, din, hubbub, hullabaloo, noise, pandemonium, racket, rumpus, tumult, uproar. See sounds/pleasant sounds/unpleasant sounds/neutral sounds or silence.
2. Offensively loud and insistent utterances, especially of disapproval: hullabaloo, outcry, rumpus, uproar, vociferation. Idioms: hue and cry. See like/dislike, sounds/pleasant sounds/unpleasant sounds/neutral sounds or silence.
3. A loud, deep, prolonged sound: bawl, bellow, roar. See sounds/pleasant sounds/unpleasant sounds/neutral sounds or silence.

verb

To speak or say very loudly or with a shout: bawl, bellow, bluster, call, cry, halloo, holler, roar, shout, vociferate, whoop, yawp, yell. See sounds/pleasant sounds/unpleasant sounds/neutral sounds or silence.

n

Definition: loud cry; commotion
Antonyms: quiet, silence

v

Definition: cry out, make commotion
Antonyms: be quiet, be silent

IN BRIEF: Noise, uproar or loud shouting.

There was quite a clamor when the travelers returned home.

Tutor's tip: The "clammer" (one who digs clams) managed to "clamber" (climb with effort) up the slope with the "clamor" (loud noise or uproar) of the crowd encouraging him.

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For a list of words related to clamor, see:

• Expressions of Feeling - clamor: protest or demand loudly
• Sound, Hearing, and Deafness - clamor: loud and continuous noise
• Descriptions of Sounds

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - råb, larm, krav
v. tr. - råbe på, kræve
v. intr. - råbe op, larme

Nederlands (Dutch)
herrie, protest/klacht, herrie maken, protesteren, weghonen

Français (French)
n. - clameur, cris, vociférations
v. tr. - hurler que
v. intr. - réclamer qch, se bousculer pour, pousser des cris

Deutsch (German)
n. - Lärm, Krawall
v. - schreien

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - θόρυβος, αντάρα
v. - φωνασκώ, κραυγάζω

Italiano (Italian)
clamore, baccano, strepito, chiasso, frastuono

Português (Portuguese)
n. - clamor (m), brado (m)
v. - clamar

Русский (Russian)
шум, галдеж

Español (Spanish)
n. - clamor, vociferaciones, reclamación, reivindicación
v. tr. - clamar, vociferar, reclamar, reivindicar
v. intr. - clamar, vociferar, reclamar, reivindicar

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - rop, larm
v. - ropa, skrika, protestera, högljutt klaga, med rop driva/tvinga

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
喧闹, 喧嚷着说..., 以喧嚷迫使..., 吵闹, 喧嚷, 持续地叫喊, 吵闹着要求, 大声疾呼

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 喧鬧
v. tr. - 喧嚷著說..., 以喧嚷迫使...
v. intr. - 吵鬧, 喧嚷, 持續地叫喊, 吵鬧著要求, 大聲疾呼

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 떠들썩함, 여론의 아우성
v. tr. - 시끄럽게 말하다
v. intr. - 와글 와글 떠들다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 喧騒, 叫び, 騒ぎ

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) ضجه, صخب (فعل) طالب بصخب‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮רעש, מחאה המונית, זעקה‬
v. tr. - ‮תבע בקול, זעק‬
v. intr. - ‮תבע בקול, זעק‬

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