clamor
To cry out or demandTo cry out or demand.
» The baby clamored to be fed.
Meaning
5 senses(US, intransitive)To cry out or demand.
Anyone who tastes our food seems to clamor for more.
schreien
(US, transitive)To demand by outcry.
Thousands of demonstrators clamoring the government's resignation were literally deafening, yet their cries fell in deaf ears
mit lautem Geschrei fordern
(US, intransitive)To become noisy insistently.
After a confused murmur the audience soon clamored
laut werden
utter or proclaim insistently and noisily
(US, transitive)To influence by outcry.
His many supporters successfully clamor his election without a formal vote
(US, obsolete, transitive)To silence.
Examples
11 sentencesThe baby clamored to be fed.
They clamored emphatically against the nuclear tests.
deSie protestierten lautstark und entschieden gegen die Atomtests.
They're all clamoring to get their money back.
deSie alle fordern ihr Geld zurück.
The children are clamoring to go to the zoo.
The public is clamoring for more jobs and lower taxes.
deDas Volk fordert mehr Arbeitsplätze und weniger Steuern.
Translations
4 languagesBy meaning 3
Origin
Recorded in English since c. 1385, as Middle English clamour, from Old French clamor (modeRecorded in English since c. 1385, as Middle English clamour, from Old French clamor (modern clameur), from Latin clāmor (“a shout, cry”), from clāmō (“cry out, complain”).
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Forms
clamors, clamoring, clamored, clamoredSynonyms
2 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle