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单词 clamors
释义

clamor

1 of 3

noun

clam·​or ˈkla-mər How to pronounce clamor (audio)
1
a
: noisy shouting
a clamor of children at play
b
: a loud continuous noise
the clamor of the waterfall
2
: insistent public expression (as of support or protest)
the current clamor about what is wrong with our schools

clamor

2 of 3

verb (1)

clamored; clamoring ˈklam-riŋ How to pronounce clamor (audio)
ˈkla-mər-iŋ

intransitive verb

1
: to make a din (see din entry 1 sense 1)
The children clamored around them, singing songs and laughing.
2
: to become loudly insistent
clamored for his impeachment
clamoring for full independence

transitive verb

1
: to utter or proclaim insistently and noisily
cart peddlers clamored their wares Walter Farley
2
: to influence by means of clamor

clamor

3 of 3

verb (2)

clamored; clamoring; clamors

transitive verb

obsolete
: silence

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The clamor on Broadway at midday can be astonishing to a tourist from a midwestern town; if they happen to be digging up the street with jackhammers, the clamor can be even worse. The clamor on the floor of a stock exchange goes on without stopping for seven hours every day. A clamor of protest may sometimes be quieter, but is often just as hard to ignore. A politician who receives a thousand emails a day clamoring for his resignation might as well be listening to an angry crowd.

Synonyms

Noun

  • howl
  • hubbub
  • hue and cry
  • hullabaloo
  • noise
  • outcry
  • roar
  • tumult
  • uproar
  • vociferation

Verb (1)

  • call (for)
  • claim
  • command
  • demand
  • enjoin
  • exact
  • insist (on)
  • press (for)
  • quest
  • stipulate (for)
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Example Sentences

Noun A clamor outside woke them in the night. city streets filled with clamor a public clamor for an arrest in the case There is growing clamor for reform.
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
The clamor over the assassination of Daria Dugina highlights the prominence of her fellow pro-war Russian ultranationalists. New York Times, 22 Aug. 2022 The increase in gun violence has led to a clamor from some residents to crack down on offenders, even as members of the D.C. Council work to restrict police tactics as part of efforts ushered in by social justice protests in the summer of 2020. Peter Hermann, Anchorage Daily News, 7 June 2022 The increase in gun violence has led to a clamor from some residents to crack down on offenders, even as members of the D.C. Council work to restrict police tactics as part of efforts ushered in by social justice protests in the summer of 2020. Peter Hermann, Washington Post, 1 June 2022 And despite a clamor of requests from private and university labs, the CDC has yet to release the testing materials and protocols these labs would need to join a national polio surveillance effort. David Axe, Rolling Stone, 22 Aug. 2022 There has been a clamor in recent times for more information about how the board and management attracts and retains human capital in the firm. Shivaram Rajgopal, Forbes, 15 June 2022 The warden had to limit media visits, such was the clamor for hip-hop’s headline criminal. Sean Williams, Rolling Stone, 22 May 2022 Lacking any substantive cause, the clamor seems to have been largely provoked by the quietly confident elegance on display. Melik Kaylan, WSJ, 1 Aug. 2022 By the mid-1960s, the Catholic Church could no longer ignore the clamor. John Loughery, Washington Post, 29 July 2022
Verb
Yet workers, the unions representing them and public health experts continue to clamor for additional protections from extreme heat. Tribune News Service, oregonlive, 21 Aug. 2022 While engineers clamor for the abolition of the leap second, period, scientists are still trying to figure out just why Earth’s rotational speed is changing. Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics, 1 Aug. 2022 Besides, nationally relevant programs may clamor to be the next to join the Big Ten. Nathan Baird, cleveland, 1 July 2022 Disney’s board threw its support behind Chapek, but the firing sent shockwaves through Hollywood, sending the Disney shares 3.7% down on the day and leading executives to clamor over the abrupt nature of the dismissal. Sophie Mellor, Fortune, 14 June 2022 About how people with a platform like his, even in sports, have to help clamor for change. Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 25 May 2022 Yes, all those groups who so often clamor for stakeholder governance have gone mute on the issue of ballot access. Fortune, 18 Jan. 2022 The policing debate raging in Brookline is a microcosm of the tensions playing out across the country, illustrating how fraught the police reform enterprise is, even as communities clamor for change. BostonGlobe.com, 17 Jan. 2022 As a result, as people clamor to get in line for what represents the only real safety from a disease that has killed millions, plenty of individuals who have been vaccinated will wait patiently until they are told it’s safe to gather. New York Times, 23 Jan. 2021 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun and Verb (1)

Middle English, from Anglo-French clamour, from Latin clamor, from clamare to cry out — more at claim

Verb (2)

origin unknown

First Known Use

Noun

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Verb (1)

14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1

Verb (2)

1611, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

clamor 1 of 2

noun

clam·​or ˈkla-mər How to pronounce clamor (audio)
1
: a noisy shouting
2
: a loud continuous noise
the clamor of a storm
3
: strong and loud demand
There was a public clamor for change.

clamor

2 of 2

verb

clamored; clamoring
: to make a loud noise or demand
Fans clamored for the star's autograph.

clamors

noun

plural of clamor
1
as in roars
a violent shouting a clamor arose from the crowd as the prisoner was brought forward

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance
  • roars
  • noises
  • howls
  • outcries
  • vociferations
  • tumults
  • hubbubs
  • uproars
  • protests
  • dins
  • hue and cries
  • rackets
  • jangle
  • hullabaloos
  • outbursts
  • clangors
  • cris de coeur

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • murmurs
  • rumblings
  • rumbles
  • mumbles
2
as in noises
loud, confused, and usually inharmonious sound the clamor of a dozen people practicing the trumpet at once

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • roars
  • noises
  • rattles
  • chatters
  • commotions
  • cacophonies
  • clatters
  • blares
  • dins
  • decibels
  • bruits
  • bluster
  • brawls
  • bangs
  • rackets
  • discordances
  • katzenjammers
  • discords
  • bowwows
  • babels
  • dissonances
  • clangors
  • tumults
  • uproars
  • furors
  • claps
  • booms
  • jangles
  • blasts
  • hubbubs
  • crashes
  • rumpuses
  • hullabaloos
  • hurly-burlies
  • cracks

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • silences
  • quiets
  • stills
  • hushes
  • calms
  • lulls
  • serenities
  • tranquilities
  • tranquillities
  • quietudes
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