'Clamor' definitions:
Definition of 'clamor'
From: WordNet
noun
noun
Loud and persistent outcry from many people; "he ignored the clamor of the crowd" [syn: clamor, clamoring, clamour, clamouring, hue and cry]
verb
Make loud demands; "he clamored for justice and tolerance" [syn: clamor, clamour]
verb
Utter or proclaim insistently and noisily; "The delegates clamored their disappointment" [syn: clamor, clamour]
verb
Compel someone to do something by insistent clamoring; "They clamored the mayor into building a new park"
Definition of 'Clamor'
From: GCIDE
- Clamor \Clam"or\, n. [OF. clamour, clamur, F. clameur, fr. L. clamor, fr. clamare to cry out. See Claim.]
- 1. A great outcry or vociferation; loud and continued shouting or exclamation from many people. --Shak. [Also spelled clamour.]
- Syn: clamor, hue and cry. [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
- 2. Any loud and continued noise. --Addison. [1913 Webster]
- 3. A continued expression of dissatisfaction or discontent; a popular outcry. --Macaulay.
- Syn: Outcry; exclamation; noise; uproar. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Clamor'
From: GCIDE
- Clamor \Clam"or\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Clamored; p. pr. & vb. n. Clamoring.]
- 1. To salute loudly. [R.] [1913 Webster]
- The people with a shout Rifted the air, clamoring their god with praise. --Milton . [1913 Webster]
- 2. To stun with noise. [R.] --Bacon. [1913 Webster]
- 3. To utter loudly or repeatedly; to shout. [1913 Webster]
- Clamored their piteous prayer incessantly. --Longfellow. [1913 Webster]
- To clamor bells, to repeat the strokes quickly so as to produce a loud clang. --Bp. Warbur?ion. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Clamor'
From: GCIDE
- Clamor \Clam"or\, v. i. To utter loud sounds or outcries; to vociferate; to talk in a loud voice; to complain; to make importunate demands.
- Syn: clamor, roar, vociferate, holler, hollo. [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
- The obscure bird Clamored the livelong night. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 2. to dispute in a loud voice.
- Syn: brawl, wrangle, clamor. [WordNet 1.5]
Synonyms of 'clamor'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- adjuration,
- agitate,
- air a grievance,
- appeal,
- Babel,
- babel,
- bawl,
- be noisy,
- bedlam,
- Bedlam let loose,
- beef,
- bellow,
- bellow out,
- bellyache,
- beseechment,
- bid,
- bitch,
- blast,
- bluster,
- bobbery,
- brawl,
- brouhaha,
- bustle,
- call,
- call out,
- charivari,
- chirm,
- claim,
- clangor,
- clap,
- clash,
- clatter,
- commotion,
- complain,
- convulsion,
- crab,
- croak,
- cry,
- cry out,
- debate,
- demand,
- din,
- discord,
- dispute,
- donnybrook,
- drunken brawl,
- dustup,
- entreaty,
- ferment,
- flap,
- fracas,
- free-for-all,
- fret,
- fret and fume,
- fuss,
- gaff,
- gripe,
- groan,
- grouch,
- grouse,
- growl,
- grumble,
- grunt,
- harshness,
- hassle,
- hell broke loose,
- holler,
- holler out,
- howl,
- hubbub,
- hue and cry,
- hullabaloo,
- hurly-burly,
- imploration,
- imploring,
- imprecation,
- invocation,
- invocatory plea,
- jangle,
- jar,
- kick,
- lodge a complaint,
- loud noise,
- maffick,
- make a noise,
- make a racket,
- make an outcry,
- make an uproar,
- mere noise,
- murmur,
- mutter,
- noise,
- noise and shouting,
- obsecration,
- obtestation,
- outcry,
- pandemonium,
- pipe up,
- plea,
- prayer,
- racket,
- raise a clamor,
- raise a howl,
- raise Cain,
- raise hell,
- raise the devil,
- raise the roof,
- rattle,
- register a complaint,
- rhubarb,
- roar,
- rogation,
- rout,
- row,
- ruckus,
- ruction,
- rumble,
- rumpus,
- shindy,
- shivaree,
- shout out,
- sing out,
- squawk,
- suit,
- supplication,
- take on,
- thunder,
- thunderclap,
- tintamarre,
- to-do,
- tumult,
- turmoil,
- upheaval,
- uproar,
- upturn,
- vociferate,
- vociferation,
- whirl,
- whoop it up,
- yap,
- yell out,
- yelp