clamour
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clam·our
(klăm′ər)n. & v. Chiefly British
Variant of clamor.
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clamour
(ˈklæmə) orclamor
n
1. a loud persistent outcry, as from a large number of people
2. a vehement expression of collective feeling or outrage: a clamour against higher prices.
3. a loud and persistent noise: the clamour of traffic.
vb
4. (intr; often foll by for or against) to make a loud noise or outcry; make a public demand: they clamoured for attention.
5. (tr) to move, influence, or force by outcry: the people clamoured him out of office.
[C14: from Old French clamour, from Latin clāmor, from clāmāre to cry out]
ˈclamourer, ˈclamorer n
ˈclamorous adj
ˈclamorously adv
ˈclamorousness n
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Clamour
a company of rooks; a flock of birds; a loud collective noise of musical instruments, 1592; a loud noise of birds and animals; loud shouting; a mingling of voices.Examples: clamour of disapprobation, 1830; common clamour of the Englishman, 1480; of rooks; of storms, 1876.
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clamour
Past participle: clamoured
Gerund: clamouring
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Noun | 1. | clamour - loud and persistent outcry from many people; "he ignored the clamor of the crowd" |
Verb | 1. | clamour - utter or proclaim insistently and noisily; "The delegates clamored their disappointment" give tongue to, utter, express, verbalise, verbalize - articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise; "She expressed her anger"; "He uttered a curse" |
2. | clamour - make loud demands; "he clamored for justice and tolerance" demand - request urgently and forcefully; "The victim's family is demanding compensation"; "The boss demanded that he be fired immediately"; "She demanded to see the manager" |
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clamour
noun
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Translations
ضَجَّه، صَحَبيَصْخَب
dožadovat sekřikřev
kræve højlydtråbenskrålenskrigen
lármásan követel
hávaîi, háreystiheimta meî háreysti
kelti triukšmą
klaigasskaļi protestēt/pieprasītskaļš proteststrokšņošanatrokšņot
domáhať sa krikom
vaveylâyaygarayaygara/vaveylâ koparmak
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clamour
[ˈklæmər] (British) clamor (US) n
(= demand) clamour for sth → demande de qch
vi (= demand) to clamour for sth → réclamer qch
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clamour
, (US) clamorn
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clamour
clamor (Am) [ˈklæməʳ]Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
clamour
(American) clamor (ˈklӕmə) noun (a) loud uproar.
verb (especially of a crowd demanding something) to make such an uproar etc. They're all clamouring to get their money back.
ˈclamorous adjectiveKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.