clamouring
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- noun
- /ˈklæmərɪŋ/
- UK
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clamor
- The children were clamouring for ice cream as the sun began to set.
Examples
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The barons at Magna Carta, although they speak runnymed, although they speak French, they're calling themselves English and they're clamouring for the rights of Englishmen.
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Nor could she, as she said, detach herself from all the wrongs in the world when there were people around her who were clamouring for help.
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They walked through the shady grounds, past the clamoring merchants into the restless city and the sunset, and the doors were shut and the great furnaces were banked.
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During the town meeting, a group of residents started clamouring for better road safety measures.
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The fans were clamouring for their favorite band to return to the stage after the encore.
Synonyms
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A strong, urgent request someone makes, often as a right
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A strong public protest showing anger or disapproval
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A loud noise by people demanding change
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A strong clear request that makes people take action
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A loud public complaint by many people asking for action
Antonyms
How Loud
Surface Forms
Morphology
clamouring = clamour (transparent) = clamour + ing
A standard gerund/participle formation from the verb 'clamour' indicating the action or noisy outcry.
Etymology
Clamouring comes from the old Latin root clamare, which means 'to shout'. It shares the same root as exclaim, so clamouring is like many people 'shouting' or calling loudly again and again to demand something.