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UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈklæməʳ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈklæmɚ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(klam′ər)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
clam•or1 /ˈklæmɚ/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. a loud and continued noise:the clamor of traffic.
  2. a loud uproar, such as from a crowd of people:The clamor in the shop spilled out into the street.
  3. an angry or strong expression of desire or of dissatisfaction: raised a clamor against higher taxation.

v. 
  1. to make a clamor: [no object;
    (~ + for + object)]    They clamored for a voice in the decision-making process.[~ + that clause]They clamored that their demands were not being listened to.[~ + to + verb]We clamored to be heard.
Also, esp. Brit., ˈclam•our.See -claim-.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
clam•or1  (klam′ər),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a loud uproar, as from a crowd of people:the clamor of the crowd at the gates.
  2. a vehement expression of desire or dissatisfaction:the clamor of the proponents of the law.
  3. popular outcry:The senators could not ignore the clamor against higher taxation.
  4. any loud and continued noise:the clamor of traffic; the clamor of birds and animals in the zoo.

v.i. 
  1. to make a clamor;
    raise an outcry.

v.t. 
  1. to drive, force, influence, etc., by clamoring:The newspapers clamored him out of office.
  2. to utter noisily:They clamored their demands at the meeting.
Also,[esp. Brit.,] clam′our. 
  • Latin clāmōr- (stem of clāmor)
  • Middle French
  • Latin, equivalent. to clām- (see claim) + -or -or1; Middle English clamour
  • Anglo-French)
  • Middle English clamor (1350–1400
clam′or•er, clam′or•ist, n. 
    1. shouting. 2. vociferation. 4. See noise. 
    See -our. 
clam•or2  (klam′ər),USA pronunciation v.t. [Obs.]
  1. to silence.
  • perh. spelling, spelled variant of clammer, obsolete variant of clamber in sense "to clutch,'' hence "reduce to silence'' 1605–15

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
clamour, US clamor /ˈklæmə/ n
  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
 vb
  1. (intransitive; often followed by for or against) to make a loud noise or outcry; make a public demand
  2. (transitive) to move, influence, or force by outcry
Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French clamour, from Latin clāmor, from clāmāre to cry outˈclamorous adj ˈclamorously adv ˈclamorousness n
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