Hypertext Webster Gateway: "clamor"

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) 1.7 (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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