Meaning & use

Clamored

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Shouted loudly and insistently, or demanded something noisily and persistently.

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Fans clamored for an encore after the band left the stage.

Reporters clamored to ask the mayor questions after the press conference ended.

A note on using this word

American spelling of "clamoured"; often used to describe crowds demanding attention or action.

Words with a similar meaning

shouteddemandedcried out

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Words with an opposite meaning

whisperedhushed

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