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clamor

cla·mor

UK/ˈkleə̯m.ɚ/ US/ˈklæm.ɚ/ rare obsolete us
verb (3) noun (2)

verb

1.

make loud demands

  • “he clamored for justice and tolerance”
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2.

utter or proclaim insistently and noisily

  • “The delegates clamored their disappointment”
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3.

compel someone to do something by insistent clamoring

  • “They clamored the mayor into building a new park”

noun

1.
2.

loud and persistent outcry from many people

  • “he ignored the clamor of the crowd”
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Origin

Recorded in English since c. 1385, as Middle English clamour, from Old French clamor (modern clameur), from Latin clāmor (“a shout, cry”), from clāmō (“cry out, complain”). The verb sense "to silence" may have a distinct (unknown) etymology.

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