单词 | clamor |
释义 | clamor (klæmər) Word forms: clamors, clamoring, clamoredregional note: in BRIT, use clamour intransitive verb If people are clamoring for something, they are demanding it in a noisy or angry way. [journalism] ...competing parties clamoring for the attention of the voter. Synonyms: yell, shout, scream, howl More Synonyms of clamor More Synonyms of clamor clamor in American English (ˈklæmər) noun 1. a loud outcry; uproar 2. a vehement, continued expression of the general feeling or of public opinion; loud demand or complaint 3. a loud, sustained noise verb intransitive 4. to make a clamor; cry out, demand, or complain noisily verb transitive British ˈclamour 5. to express with, or bring about by, clamor SIMILAR WORDS: noise Derived forms clamorer (ˈclamorer) noun Word origin ME clamour < OFr < L clamor < clamare, to cry out < IE *kelā- < base *kel-, to call, yell > L calare, clarus, Gr kalein, to call, name, OE hlowan, to low2Examples of 'clamor' in a sentence |
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