4 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Clamor \Clam"or\, n. [OF. clamour, clamur, F. clameur, fr L.
clamor, fr clamare to cry out See {Claim}.]
1. A great outcry or vociferation; loud and continued
shouting or exclamation. --Shak.
2. Any loud and continued noise. --Addison.
3. A continued expression of dissatisfaction or discontent; a
popular outcry. --Macaulay.
Syn: Outcry; exclamation; noise; uproar.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Clamor \Clam"or\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Clamored}; p. pr & vb
n. {Clamoring}.]
1. To salute loudly. [R.]
The people with a shout Rifted the air, clamoring
their god with praise. --Milton
.
2. To stun with noise. [R.] --Bacon.
3. To utter loudly or repeatedly; to shout.
Clamored their piteous prayer incessantly.
--Longfellow.
To clamor bells, to repeat the strokes quickly so as
to produce a loud clang. --Bp.
Warbur?ion.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Clamor \Clam"or\, v. i.
To utter loud sounds or outcries; to vociferate; to complain;
to make importunate demands.
The obscure bird Clamored the livelong night. --Shak.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
clamor
n 1: a loud harsh or strident noise [syn: {blare}, {blaring}, {cacophony},
{din}]
2: loud and persistent outcry from many people; "he ignored the
clamor of the crowd" [syn: {clamoring}, {clamour}, {clamouring},
{hue and cry}]
v 1: make loud demands; "he clamored for justice and tolerance"
[syn: {clamour}]
2: utter or proclaim insistently and noisily; "The delegates
clamored their disappointment" [syn: {clamour}]
3: compel someone to do something by insistent clamoring; "They
clamored the mayor into building a new park"
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