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- pronunciation:
- klae
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- parts of speech:
- noun, intransitive verb, transitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a loud or sustained uproar or din, esp. of voices.
I couldn't hear what she was saying in the clamor of the bus station.- synonyms:
- clangor, din, racket, uproar
- similar words:
- blast, brouhaha, commotion, hubbub, hullabaloo, noise, pandemonium, ruckus, tumult
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| definition 2: |
a vigorous public outcry of dissent or dissatisfaction.
A clamor arose over the proposed nuclear power station.- synonyms:
- outcry, tumult
- similar words:
- bellow, commotion, cry, fracas, hue and cry, hullabaloo, ruckus, shout, uproar
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| definition 3: |
a persistent or continuous noise.
Eventually he got used to the clamor of the traffic outside his window.- synonyms:
- din, noise, racket
- similar words:
- blare, cacophony, clangor, clatter, discord, hubbub, jangle, ring, roar, uproar
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| related words: |
bedlam, call, exclamation, outcry |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
clamors, clamoring, clamored |
| definition: |
to produce a clamor or uproar.
At the end of the concert, the crowd clamored for more songs.- synonyms:
- bellow, cry, shout, yell
- similar words:
- call, din, holler, howl, vociferate
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| related words: |
blast, exclaim, racket, roar |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| definition 1: |
to force or influence by clamoring.
The dissenting crowd clamored the speaker off the podium.- synonyms:
- force, shout
- similar words:
- bluster, drive, press, roar, wrangle
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| definition 2: |
to exclaim or shout loudly or persistently.
The demonstrators clamored their protest.- synonyms:
- bellow, shout, yell
- similar words:
- bawl, exclaim, holler, roar
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| related words: |
call, din, yell |
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