clamor: Meaning and Definition of
clam•or
Pronunciation: (klam'ur), [key]
— n.
- a loud uproar, as from a crowd of people: the clamor of the crowd at the gates.
- a vehement expression of desire or dissatisfaction: the clamor of the proponents of the law.
- popular outcry: The senators could not ignore the clamor against higher taxation.
- any loud and continued noise: the clamor of traffic; the clamor of birds and animals in the zoo.
—v.i.
- to make a clamor; raise an outcry.
—v.t.
- to drive, force, influence, etc., by clamoring: The newspapers clamored him out of office.
- to utter noisily: They clamored their demands at the meeting.
clam•or
Pronunciation: (klam'ur), [key]
— v.t. Obs.
- to silence.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.