Definition

1. Noun:

   • A loud and persistent outcry or protest from many people: A clamour is a continuous, loud, and often demanding noise made by a group of people, typically expressing a strong emotion like anger, excitement, or demand for something.

2. Verb:

   • To make a loud, insistent demand or protest: To clamour is to shout loudly and persistently to demand something or to express a strong opinion.
   • To utter or proclaim something insistently and noisily: To clamour can also mean to say something repeatedly and in a loud, forceful way.

Usage Examples

• Noun:

  • The clamour of the protesters outside the building could be heard for blocks.
  • There was a great clamour for the manager's resignation after the scandal.

• Verb:

  • The children clamoured for ice cream.
  • Reporters clamoured to ask the president a question.
  • He stood on the box, clamouring his message of revolution to the crowd.

Advanced Usage

• "To clamour for attention": To make a noisy and persistent effort to be noticed or heard.

  • The younger siblings often clamour for attention when their parents are busy.

• "A clamour of voices": A phrase describing a loud, overlapping mix of many people speaking or shouting at once.

  • A clamour of voices rose from the meeting as the controversial decision was announced.

Variants and Related Words

• Clamorous (adj): Making a loud and confused noise; characterized by clamour.

  • The clamorous mob gathered in the square.

• Clamouring (n/gerund): The act of making a clamour.

  • The constant clamouring from the opposition made debate impossible.

Synonyms

• Noun: Uproar, outcry, hullabaloo, din, racket, vociferation.
• Verb: Demand, shout, yell, vociferate, bawl.

Related Phrasal Verbs / Constructions

• Clamour for: To demand something loudly and insistently.

  • The public is clamouring for stricter environmental laws.

• Clamour against: To protest or shout loudly in opposition to something.

  • Activists clamoured against the new policy.

Related Idioms

• "To clamour down" (less common): To shout so as to silence someone.

  • The angry audience clamoured the speaker down.

• "A deafening clamour": An extremely loud and overwhelming noise of protest or outcry.

  • The verdict was met with a deafening clamour from the public gallery.

Noun

1. loud and persistent outcry from many people
   • he ignored the clamor of the crowd

Verb

1. make loud demands
   • he clamored for justice and tolerance
2. utter or proclaim insistently and noisily
   • The delegates clamored their disappointment