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clamoring

clamoring is the present participle and gerund of clamor.

Meaning of clamor

Verb

clamor (third-person singular simple present clamors, present participle clamoring, simple past and past participle clamored)

  1. (US, intransitive) To cry out or demand.
    • Anyone who tastes our food seems to clamor for more.
    Synonyms:
    din
  2. (US, transitive) To demand by outcry.
    • Thousands of demonstrators clamoring the government's resignation were literally deafening, yet their cries fell in deaf ears
  3. (US, intransitive) To become noisy insistently.
    • After a confused murmur the audience soon clamored
  4. (US, transitive) To influence by outcry.
    • His many supporters successfully clamor his election without a formal vote
  5. (US, obsolete, transitive) To silence.

See all 8 meanings of clamor

Noun

clamoring (plural clamorings)

  1. A sound that clamors.

Forms of clamoring

Verb
alternative formclamouring
Noun
pluralclamorings

Questions about clamoring

What does clamoring mean?
Clamoring means a sound that clamors.
What is clamoring the present participle and gerund of?
Clamoring is the present participle and gerund of clamor.
What part of speech is clamoring?
Clamoring is a noun.
What is the plural of clamoring?
The plural of clamoring is clamorings.

Words near clamoring in the dictionary

  1. clammyweeds
  2. clamor
  3. clamored
  4. clamorer
  5. clamorers
  6. clamoring
  7. clamorings
  8. clamorous
  9. clamorous reed warbler
  10. clamorous reed warblers
  11. clamorously

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