clamour
verb/ˈklæmə(r)/
/ˈklæmər/
(US English clamor)
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they clamour | /ˈklæmə(r)/ /ˈklæmər/ |
| he / she / it clamours | /ˈklæməz/ /ˈklæmərz/ |
| past simple clamoured | /ˈklæməd/ /ˈklæmərd/ |
| past participle clamoured | /ˈklæməd/ /ˈklæmərd/ |
| -ing form clamouring | /ˈklæmərɪŋ/ /ˈklæmərɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive, transitive] (formal) to demand something loudly
- clamour (for something) People began to clamour for his resignation.
- clamour to do something Everyone was clamouring to know how much they would get.
- A great many interest groups were clamouring to be heard.
- + speech ‘Play with us!’ the children clamoured.
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- [intransitive] (of many people) to shout loudly, especially in a confused way
- A crowd of reporters clamoured around the car.
Word Originlate Middle English: via Old French from Latin clamor, from clamare ‘cry out’.
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