clamour


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
clamour /ˈklamə(r)/ (US clamor)
noun a loud and confused noise, especially of shouting.

■ a vehement protest or demand.

verb (of a group) shout or demand loudly: the surging crowds clamoured for attention.
– derivatives
clamorous adjective,
clamorously adverb,
clamorousness noun.
– origin ME: via OFr. from L. clamor, from clamare ‘cry out’.
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