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Noun: clamouring Usage: Brit, Cdn (=clamoring)
- Loud and persistent outcry from many people
"he ignored the clamouring of the crowd"; "he ignored the clamouring of the crowd" - clamor [US], clamoring [US], clamour [Brit, Cdn], hue and cry Verb: clamour kla-mu(r) Usage: Brit, Cdn (=clamor)
- Make loud demands
"he clamoured for justice and tolerance" - clamor [US] - Utter or proclaim insistently and noisily
"The delegates clamoured their disappointment" - clamor [US] - Compel someone to do something by insistent clamouring
"They clamoured the mayor into building a new park" - clamor [US]
Derived forms: clamourings Type of: call, compel, cry, demand, express, give tongue to, obligate, oblige, outcry, shout, utter, verbalise [Brit], verbalize, vociferation, yell |