clamour

British  

/ ˈklæmə /

noun

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

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verb

1. (intr; often foll by for or against) to make a loud noise or outcry; make a public demand

   they clamoured for attention

2. (tr) to move, influence, or force by outcry

   the people clamoured him out of office

Other Word Forms

• clamorous adjective
• clamorously adverb
• clamorousness noun
• clamourer noun

Etymology

Origin of clamour

C14: from Old French clamour, from Latin clāmor, from clāmāre to cry out

Example Sentences

By this time, the clamour to stop playing Suryavanshi at the age-group level, even against players five years older than him, had reached a crescendo.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

You look at the managers he has appointed when the clamour was for trophies.

From BBC • Mar. 6, 2026

But the clamour was to catch a glimpse of Alexandra Eala, the world number 49 from the Philippines.

From BBC • Jan. 20, 2026

It's the board, who have managed to quieten the clamour aimed in their direction for a few days with the reinstatement of O'Neill, who will be feeling the pressure once more.

From BBC • Nov. 6, 2025

The noise never let up: car horns, bicycle bells and the cracking of whips combined to produce a deafening bewildering clamour, amid which is was impossible to heed every warning sound.

From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya