[syn: clamor, clamour]
3. compel someone to do something by insistent clamoring;
- Example: "They clamored the mayor into building a new park"
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Clamor \Clam"or\, v. i.
To utter loud sounds or outcries; to vociferate; to talk in a
loud voice; to complain; to make importunate demands.
Syn: clamor, roar, vociferate, holler, hollo.
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The obscure bird
Clamored the livelong night. --Shak.
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2. to dispute in a loud voice.
Syn: brawl, wrangle, clamor.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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 from many people. --Shak. [Also
spelled clamour.]
Syn: clamor, hue and cry.
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2. Any loud and continued noise. --Addison.
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3. A continued expression of dissatisfaction or discontent; a
popular outcry. --Macaulay.
Syn: Outcry; exclamation; noise; uproar.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Clamor \Clam"or\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Clamored; p. pr. & vb.
n. Clamoring.]
1. To salute loudly. [R.]
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The people with a shout
Rifted the air, clamoring their god with praise.
--Milton
.
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2. To stun with noise. [R.] --Bacon.
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3. To utter loudly or repeatedly; to shout.
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Clamored their piteous prayer incessantly.
--Longfellow.
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To clamor bells, to repeat the strokes quickly so as
to produce a loud clang. --Bp.
Warbur?ion.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
clamor
n 1: a loud harsh or strident noise [syn: blare, blaring,
cacophony, clamor, din]
2: loud and persistent outcry from many people; "he ignored the
clamor of the crowd" [syn: clamor, clamoring, clamour,
clamouring, hue and cry]
v 1: make loud demands; "he clamored for justice and tolerance"
[syn: clamor, clamour]
2: utter or proclaim insistently and noisily; "The delegates
clamored their disappointment" [syn: clamor, clamour]
3: compel someone to do something by insistent clamoring; "They
clamored the mayor into building a new park"