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Meanings of clamouring in English

Portuguese
clamor
Catalan
gatzara

Loud and persistent outcry from many people.

        clamor
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        Examples for "clamor"
        Examples for "clamor"
        1
        The clamor and noise in the street below had increased in fury.
        Louisa of Prussia and Her Times: A Historical Novel
        2
        At this moment the hounds in the kennels raised their fierce clamor.
        The Red Axe
        3
        Many local priests report hallucinations-or persecutions of some sort-and clamor for treatment.
        Gather, Darkness!
        4
        Everybody rushed to see the cause, and then joined in the clamor.
        The Prince of India; Or, Why Constantinople Fell — Volume 01
        5
        Instinct with unthinkable power was that clamor; the very voice of Force.
        The Metal Monster
        1
        About four in the morning the mad clamour of battle awakened him.
        Westways: A Village Chronicle
        2
        At this great clamour arose in the assembly, and the Dean shouted:
        The Well of Saint Clare
        3
        Another voice shouted authoritatively for silence; and the clamour of tongues died.
        The King's Achievement
        4
        The pounding of the chairman was a faint accompaniment to the clamour.
        The Voice of the People
        5
        IRAN: The clamour for reform in Iran has grown quiet since June.
        The Irish Times
        1
        Or we'd have them clamoring to be able to use the stage.
        The last illusion
        2
        All the politicians and writers in Washington were clamoring for a battle.
        The Guns of Bull Run: A Story of the Civil War's Eve
        3
        All day long, it had been building and swelling, clamoring to erupt.
        Table for five
        4
        To live was to give expression to the clamoring forces in him.
        Erik Dorn
        5
        Ross skirted the clamoring barrier of salkars and headed for the fairing.
        Key Out of Time
        1
        Neither do I join in the general hue and cry against bosses.
        The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Volume VIII. / Interviews
        2
        Prudent folks join in the hue and cry from a safe distance.
        Clerambault: The Story of an Independent Spirit During the War
        3
        All of this has provoked a great deal of hue and cry.
        The Irish Times
        4
        The hue and cry about the cheating contractors called for a victim.
        The Lincoln Story Book / A Judicious Collection of the Best Stor...
        5
        Whilst the hue and cry lasts you are better anywhere than here.
        Sir Ludar / A Story of the Days of the Great Queen Bess
        Usage of clamouring in English
        1
        No wonder graduates are clamouring for the stability of civil service jobs.
        Reuters
        2
        Local munitions committees were clamouring for shell factories to open in Ireland.
        The Irish Times
        3
        After clamouring back into her sponsorship Hyundai, Britt begins to ask questions.
        News.com.au
        4
        Humanitarian agencies are clamouring for urgent U.N. troop reinforcements for east Congo.
        Reuters
        5
        Columnists of both left and right are clamouring to take him out.
        The Irish Times
        6
        The Tories were clamouring for the dismissal of all the other Whigs.
        Daniel Defoe
        7
        Humanitarian agencies are clamouring for urgent U.N. troop reinforcements for eastern Congo.
        Reuters
        8
        From without they heard the wild clamouring and Ca-iraing of the mob.
        The Trampling of the Lilies
        9
        Will bankers also soon be clamouring for wads of the high-value bill?
        Reuters
        10
        Oliver brought the tedious discussion to an end by clamouring for supper.
        Born in Exile
        11
        Why, it's the one thing the world is groaning and clamouring for.
        The Whirlpool
        12
        Gottlieb hurried away, as the knights were already clamouring for more wine.
        The Strong Arm
        13
        The natives kept up their clamouring noise, but did not follow us.
        A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume...
        14
        That O'Connell wasted much time in clamouring for Repeal is perfectly true.
        The Life of Froude
        15
        And yet there are so many clamouring for this, or for anything.
        As We Are and As We May Be
        16
        Big cities are clamouring for Western trophies to show their global credentials.
        Reuters
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        Portuguese
        clamor
        Clamouring through the time
        Clamouring across language varieties
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