noun / verb
clamor
KLAM-er/klˈæmɝ/
Loud, insistent noise from many voices.
The meeting fills with clamor as several people shout their demands at once.
Etymology
Latin clamor meant a shout or loud call, whether friendly or hostile. In English, the noise also came to stand for the urgent demand being voiced, connecting an outcry with collective pressure.
In context
the clamor was like a cageful of wild beasts at feeding-time.
More examples
- The audience clamors for another song.
- Public clamor forced the council to reconsider.
- The children clamored to be heard above one another.
Forms
clamor · clamors · clamored · clamoring
Similar words
- noise
- Noise is broad; clamor suggests loud collective voices or persistent public demands.