clamor

1. (intransitive) To cry out or demand.Examples: "Anyone who tastes our food seems to clamor for more."; "All the universities are sending in long petitions to restrict their production. Otherwise, they say, mankind will become extinct through lack of fertility. But the R. U. R. shareholders, of course, won't hear of it. All the governments, on the other hand, are clamoring for an increase in production, to raise the standards of their armies. And all the manufacturers in the world are ordering Robots like mad."Synonyms: dinUSintransitive

2. (transitive) To demand by outcry.Examples: "Thousands of demonstrators clamoring the government's resignation were literally deafening, yet their cries fell in deaf ears"; "The distinctness of London has led many to clamor for the capital to pursue its own policies, especially on immigration. The British prime minister, David Cameron, is a Conservative. So is the mayor of London, Boris Johnson. But they have diametrically opposed views on immigration."UStransitive

3. (intransitive) To become noisy insistently.Examples: "After a confused murmur the audience soon clamored"USintransitive

4. (transitive) To influence by outcry.Examples: "His many supporters successfully clamor his election without a formal vote"UStransitive

5. (obsolete, transitive) To silence.USobsoletetransitive