CLAMOR

clamor

Noun

  1. A great outcry or vociferation; loud and continued shouting or exclamation.
  2. Any loud and continued noise.
  3. A continued public expression, often of dissatisfaction or discontent; a popular outcry.

Verb

  1. To cry out and/or demand.
    ''Anyone who tastes our food seems to clamor for more.
  2. To demand by outcry.
    ''Thousands of demonstrators clamoring the government's resignation were literally deafening, yet their cries fell in deaf ears
  3. To become noisy insistently.
    ''After a confused murmur the audience soon clamored
  4. To influence by outcry.
    ''His many supporters successfully clamor his election without a formal vote
  5. To silence.


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