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noun | verb clamorclamor1 /ˈklæmɚ/ noun [singular, uncountable] THESAURUS a sound or sounds, especially ones that are very loud, annoying, or unexpected► noise a sound or sounds, especially ones that are very loud, annoying, or unexpected: The traffic noise kept us awake. What was that clunking noise? ► racket informal a loud unpleasant noise: It’s impossible to work with that racket going on. ► commotion a sudden noisy activity, especially the noise of people arguing or fighting: We heard a commotion downstairs and ran down to see what was happening. ► din a loud unpleasant noise, especially the noise of many people talking, working, etc., that continues for a long time. Used especially in writing or literature: We had to speak loudly to hear each other in the din of the school cafeteria. ► clamor formal a loud noise, especially the noise made by an excited or confused crowd: The noise in the auditorium had risen to a clamor. 1a very loud noise, often made by a large group of people or animals: the clamor of factory machinery► see thesaurus at noise2a complaint or a demand for something that is expressed by many people: clamor for There has been a national clamor for better schools.—clamorous adjective noun | verb clamorclamor2 verb [intransitive] VERB TABLEclamor |
Present | I, you, we, they | clamor | | he, she, it | clamors | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | clamored | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have clamored | | he, she, it | has clamored | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had clamored | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will clamor | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have clamored |
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Present | I | am clamoring | | he, she, it | is clamoring | | you, we, they | are clamoring | Past | I, he, she, it | was clamoring | | you, we, they | were clamoring | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been clamoring | | he, she, it | has been clamoring | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been clamoring | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be clamoring | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been clamoring |
1to demand or complain about something loudly, as part of a group of people: clamor for Kids clamored for an autograph.clamor to do something People are clamoring to get into the program.2to talk or shout loudly, as part of a group of people: We could hear children clamoring in the playground. |