clamor
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clamor
- /ˈklæm.ɚ/ US
- /ˈkleə̯m.ɚ/
- /ˈklɛə̯m.ɚ/
- /ˈklæm.ə/ UK
Sounds like clammer · Rhymes with -æmə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
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.
noun clamors · clamour
- 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: […]
- Any loud and continued noise.
- A continued public expression, often of dissatisfaction or discontent; a popular outcry.
verb clamors · clamoring · clamored · clamour
-
To cry out or demand.
Anyone who tastes our food seems to clamor for more.
Similar: din
- To demand by outcry. Thousands of demonstrators clamoring the government's resignation were literally deafening, yet their cries fell in deaf ears
- 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.
Translations
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noun great outcry or vociferation
| Español | clamor, alarido |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Geschrei, Gezeter, Schreierei |
| Русский | крик krik, галдёж galdjóž |
noun loud and continued noise
| Español | trulla |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Krach, Lärm, Lärmkulisse |
| Русский | шум šum |
noun continued public expression, often of dissatisfaction; popular outcry
| Español | clamor |
|---|---|
| Français | clameur |
| Deutsch | Geschrei, Aufschrei, Ruf, Protest |
| Русский | ро́пот rópot |
verb transitive: to demand by outcry
| Español | clamorear |
|---|---|
| Português | clamar, rogar |
| Deutsch | mit lautem Geschrei fordern |
verb intransitive: to become noisy insistently
| Español | clamar |
|---|---|
| Français | vociférer |
| Deutsch | laut werden |
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title = {clamor},
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