word | clamor |
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definition | (1) Noisy shouting; loud, continuous noise. (2) Strong and active protest or demand. |
eg_sentence | The clamor in the hallways between classes was particularly loud that morning as news of the state championship swept through the student body. |
explanation | The clamor on Broadway at midday can be astonishing to a tourist from a midwestern town; if they happen to be digging up the street with jackhammers, the clamor can be even worse. The clamor on the floor of a stock exchange goes on without stopping for seven hours every day. A clamor of protest may sometimes be quieter, but is often just as hard to ignore. A politican who receives a thousand e-mails a day clamoring for his resignation might as well be listening to an angry crowd |
IPA | ˈklæmər |
Tags: mwvb::unit:23, mwvb::unit:23:word, mwvb::word, mwvb::word-cloze, mwvb::word-reverse, obsidian_to_anki
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