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Meanings of clamouring in English

Loud and persistent outcry from many people.

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Usage of clamouring in English
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Will bankers also soon be clamouring for wads of the high-value bill?
Reuters
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No wonder graduates are clamouring for the stability of civil service jobs.
Reuters
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Local munitions committees were clamouring for shell factories to open in Ireland.
The Irish Times
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After clamouring back into her sponsorship Hyundai, Britt begins to ask questions.
News.com.au
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Humanitarian agencies are clamouring for urgent U.N. troop reinforcements for east Congo.
Reuters
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Columnists of both left and right are clamouring to take him out.
The Irish Times
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Humanitarian agencies are clamouring for urgent U.N. troop reinforcements for eastern Congo.
Reuters
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Big cities are clamouring for Western trophies to show their global credentials.
Reuters
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Business leaders and politicians in the north have been clamouring for the route.
The Guardian
10
There were, by then, several thousand messages clamouring for her attention.
Children of Time
11
Hedge funds are clamouring to buy shares, according to financial pundit David Buik.
The Guardian
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His neural nanonics were clamouring for attention, medical data insistent against his synapses.
The Reality Dysfunction
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People nodded politely, but no one was clamouring to hear more.
The Irish Times
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Congressional Democrats, liberals and others in Washington may be clamouring for more investigations.
BBC
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The wailing and clamouring stopped, replaced by loud exclamations of surprise.
Metro 2034
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But they are all still clamouring for an appointment he says.
BBC
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