clamor
Syllables: clam·or/ˈkleə̯m.ɚ//ˈklæm.ɚ/
clamor noun: a great outcry or vociferation; loud and continued shouting or exclamation.
Noun
clamor (countable and uncountable, plural clamors)
- A great outcry or vociferation; loud and continued shouting or exclamation.
- For when he knew his Rival freed and gone, / He ſwells with Wrath; he makes outrageous Moan: / He frets, he fumes, he ſtares, he ſtamps the Ground; / The hollow Tow'r with Clamours rings around: […]1700, [John] Dryden, “Palamon and Arcite: Or, The Knight’s Tale. In Three Books.”, in Fables Ancient and Modern; […], London: […] Jacob Tonson, […], →OCLC, book I, page 17
- Any loud and continued noise.
- A continued public expression, often of dissatisfaction or discontent; a popular outcry.
Verb
clamor (third-person singular simple present clamors, present participle clamoring, simple past and past participle clamored)
- To cry out or demand.
- Anyone who tastes our food seems to clamor for more.
- All the universities are sending in long petitions to restrict their production. Otherwise, they say, mankind will become extinct through lack of fertility. But the R. U. R. shareholders, of course, won't hear of it. All the governments, on the other hand, are clamoring for an increase in...c. 1921 (date written), Karel Čapek, translated by Paul Selver, R.U.R. (Rossum’s Universal Robots): A Fantastic Melodrama […], Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, Page & Company, published 1923, →OCLC, Act...
- Synonyms:
- din
- To demand by outcry.
- Thousands of demonstrators clamoring the government's resignation were literally deafening, yet their cries fell in deaf ears
- The distinctness of London has led many to clamor for the capital to pursue its own policies, especially on immigration. The British prime minister, David Cameron, is a Conservative. So is the mayor of London, Boris Johnson. But they have diametrically opposed views on immigration.2013 September 28, Kenan Malik, “London Is Special, but Not That Special”, in New York Times, retrieved 28 Sep 2013
- To become noisy insistently.
- After a confused murmur the audience soon clamored
- To influence by outcry.
- His many supporters successfully clamor his election without a formal vote
- To silence.
clamor meaning in Bengali, Telugu, Malayalam and Persian
clamor in Bengali
- কোলাহল, চিৎকার
clamor in Telugu
- clamor, sound
- లొల్లి lolli
clamor in Malayalam
- clamor, commotion, racket, disorder
- കലപില kalapila
- clamor, useless importunate outcry
- കുര kura
clamor in Persian
- great outcry or vociferation
- فریاد
Examples of clamor in a sentence
- All the governments, on the other hand, are clamoring for an increase in production, to raise the standards of their armies.c. 1921 (date written), Karel Čapek, translated by Paul Selver, R.U.R. (Rossum’s Universal Robots): A Fantastic Melodrama […], Garden City...
- Bystanders immediately clamored for the cloth to be put back on, and not only because the feet were ugly – they really stunk, enough to bring tears to your eyes […]2005, Annabelle du Fouet, “The murky world from whence it all came” (chapter 2), in Weather Balloons Make Rotten Sex Toys, Ellora's Cave...
Synonyms of clamor
Forms of clamor
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | clamors |
| alternative Commonwealth | clamour |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | clamors |
| present participle | clamoring |
| past participle | clamored |
| past | clamored |
Origin of clamor
Recorded in English since c. 1385, as Middle English clamour, from Old French clamor (modern clameur), from Latin clāmor (“a shout, cry”), from clāmō (“cry out, complain”). The verb sense "to silence" may have a distinct (unknown) etymology.
Words formed from clamor
Words that rhyme with clamor
Questions about clamor
- What does clamor mean?
- Clamor means a great outcry or vociferation; loud and continued shouting or exclamation.
- What is clamor in Bengali?
- Clamor in Bengali is কোলাহল, চিৎকার. See Clamor meaning in Bengali.
- How do you use clamor in a sentence?
- All the governments, on the other hand, are clamoring for an increase in production, to raise the standards of their armies.
- What part of speech is clamor?
- Clamor can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce clamor?
- Clamor is pronounced /ˈklæm.ɚ/ (US).
- What is the plural of clamor?
- The plural of clamor is clamors.
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Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: clamor (page history and authors); clamor (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); లొల్లి (Telugu) (page history and authors); കലപില (Malayalam) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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