clamour

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clam·our

(klăm′ər)

n. & v. Chiefly British

Variant of clamor.

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clamour

(ˈklæmə) or

clamor

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.

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.

clamour

Past participle: clamoured
Gerund: clamouring

Imperative
clamour
clamour

Present
I clamour
you clamour
he/she/it clamours
we clamour
you clamour
they clamour

Preterite
I clamoured
you clamoured
he/she/it clamoured
we clamoured
you clamoured
they clamoured

Present Continuous
I am clamouring
you are clamouring
he/she/it is clamouring
we are clamouring
you are clamouring
they are clamouring

Present Perfect
I have clamoured
you have clamoured
he/she/it has clamoured
we have clamoured
you have clamoured
they have clamoured

Past Continuous
I was clamouring
you were clamouring
he/she/it was clamouring
we were clamouring
you were clamouring
they were clamouring

Past Perfect
I had clamoured
you had clamoured
he/she/it had clamoured
we had clamoured
you had clamoured
they had clamoured

Future
I will clamour
you will clamour
he/she/it will clamour
we will clamour
you will clamour
they will clamour

Future Perfect
I will have clamoured
you will have clamoured
he/she/it will have clamoured
we will have clamoured
you will have clamoured
they will have clamoured

Future Continuous
I will be clamouring
you will be clamouring
he/she/it will be clamouring
we will be clamouring
you will be clamouring
they will be clamouring

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been clamouring
you have been clamouring
he/she/it has been clamouring
we have been clamouring
you have been clamouring
they have been clamouring

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been clamouring
you will have been clamouring
he/she/it will have been clamouring
we will have been clamouring
you will have been clamouring
they will have been clamouring

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been clamouring
you had been clamouring
he/she/it had been clamouring
we had been clamouring
you had been clamouring
they had been clamouring

Conditional
I would clamour
you would clamour
he/she/it would clamour
we would clamour
you would clamour
they would clamour

Past Conditional
I would have clamoured
you would have clamoured
he/she/it would have clamoured
we would have clamoured
you would have clamoured
they would have clamoured

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Noun	1.	clamour - loud and persistent outcry from many people; "he ignored the clamor of the crowd" clamoring, clamouring, hue and cry, clamor cry, outcry, shout, vociferation, yell, call - a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition; "the speaker was interrupted by loud cries from the rear of the audience"
Verb	1.	clamour - utter or proclaim insistently and noisily; "The delegates clamored their disappointment" clamor 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" clamor 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"

clamour

verb

1. yell, shout, scream, howl, bawl My two grandsons were clamouring to go swimming.

noun

1. noise, shouting, racket, outcry, din, uproar, agitation, blare, commotion, babel, hubbub, brouhaha, hullabaloo, shout Kathryn's quiet voice stilled the clamour.

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Translations

ضَجَّه، صَحَبيَصْخَب

dožadovat sekřikřev

kræve højlydtråbenskrålenskrigen

Geschrei schreien

bagarre clameur tapage

lármásan követel

hávaîi, háreystiheimta meî háreysti

clamore esigere rumorosamente grida gridare lagnanze

kelti triukšmą

klaigasskaļi protestēt/pieprasītskaļš proteststrokšņošanatrokšņot

høylytt krav kreve høylytt protestere høylytt skråle skrike

возопить

domáhať sa krikom

vaveylâyaygarayaygara/vaveylâ koparmak

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clamour

clamor (US) [ˈklæməʳ]

A. N → clamor m

B. VI → clamorear, vociferar
to clamour for sth → clamar algo, pedir algo a voces

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clamour

[ˈklæmə^r] (British) clamor (US)

(= demand) clamour for sth → demande de qch

(= noise) → clameur f
a clamour of voices → des clameurs

vi (= demand) to clamour for sth → réclamer qch

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

clamour

, (US) clamor

(= noise) → Lärm m, → Lärmen nt; the clamour of the battlefield → der Kampf- or Schlachtenlärm

(= demand) → lautstark erhobene Forderung (for nach); a clamour against something → ein Aufschrei m → gegen etw; constant clamour against the EC → ständiges Geschrei gegen die EG

vi to clamour for something → nach etw schreien; to clamour against something → sich gegen etw empören; the paper clamoured against the government → die Zeitung wetterte gegen die Regierung; the men were clamouring to go home → die Männer forderten lautstark die Heimkehr

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

clamour

clamor (Am) [ˈklæməʳ]

1. n (noise) → clamore m; (protest) → protesta

2. vi to clamour for sth → chiedere a gran voce qc

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 adjective

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It is Her peace that ye go to break Not mine, nor any king's, But, touching your clamour of 'conscience sake,' I care for none of these things!"

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Yet the ear, it fully knows, By the twanging And the clanging, How the danger ebbs and flows; Yet, the ear distinctly tells, In the jangling And the wrangling, How the danger sinks and swells, By the sinking or the swelling in the anger of the bells - Of the bells - Of the bells, bells, bells, bells, Bells, bells, bells - In the clamour and the clangour of the bells!

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From the direction they were going arose a wild clamour, as of lost souls wailing and of men in torment.

Then he shouted, "Shut up!" and the clamour stilled.

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Our soldiers had recourse to their muskets, and four of them putting the mouths of their pieces to the heads of some of the most obstinate and turbulent, struck them with such a terror, that all the clamour was stilled in an instant; none received any hurt but the Moor who had been the occasion of the tumult.

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Almost each morning a letter from my owners would arrive, directing me to go to the charterers and clamour for the ship's cargo; to threaten them with the heaviest penalties of demurrage; to demand that this assortment of varied merchandise, set fast in a landscape of ice and windmills somewhere up-country, should be put on rail instantly, and fed up to the ship in regular quantities every day.

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Jenny returned home well pleased with the reception she had met with from Mr Allworthy, whose indulgence to her she industriously made public; partly perhaps as a sacrifice to her own pride, and partly from the more prudent motive of reconciling her neighbours to her, and silencing their clamours.

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THE sudden clamour for true federalism by President Muhammadu Buhari has been described as a huge surprise.

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The clamour for a coastal presidential candidate moved a notch higher at a fundraiser rally in Kilifi county where, to the urge of his close supporters, Joho repeated his interest to vie in 2022.

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Ravaged city streets become the canvas for fountains of blood as demons attack to a clamour of thrash-metal pop in DMC's first outing on modern consoles.

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figure By FRANCIS MUREITHI The push for constitutional reforms through a referendum is gaining momentum with Kanu chairman Gideon Moi now endorsing it.Mr Moi said the clamour for a referendum is inevitable due to the many challenges the country is facing.

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As Roberto Martinez's side struggled, the clamour for his introduction intensified.

Let's hope Luke keeps himself out of limelight

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