单词 | clamor |
释义 | clamor clamor1 —clamorer, clamorist, n. /klam"euhr/, n. 1. a loud uproar, as from a crowd of people: the clamor of the crowd at the gates. 2. a vehement expression of desire or dissatisfaction: the clamor of the proponents of the law. 3. popular outcry: The senators could not ignore the clamor against higher taxation. 4. any loud and continued noise: the clamor of traffic; the clamor of birds and animals in the zoo. v.i. 5. to make a clamor; raise an outcry. v.t. 6. to drive, force, influence, etc., by clamoring: The newspapers clamored him out of office. 7. to utter noisily: They clamored their demands at the meeting. Also, esp. Brit., clamour. [1350-1400; ME clamor ( < AF) < L, equiv. to clam- (see CLAIM) + -or -OR1; ME clamour < MF < L clamor- (s. of clamor)] Syn. 1. shouting. 2. vociferation. 4. See noise. Usage. See -our. clamor2 /klam"euhr/, v.t. Obs. to silence. [1605-15; perh. sp. var. of clammer, obs. var. of CLAMBER in sense "to clutch," hence "reduce to silence"] |
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