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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

CLAMOR, n.
1. A great outcry; noise; exclamation; vociferation, made by a loud human voice continued or repeated, or by a multitude of voices. It often expresses complaint and urgent demand.
2. Figuratively, loud and continued noise, as of a river or other inanimate things.
CLAMOR, v.t. To stun with noise.
To clamor bells, is to multiply the strokes.
CLAMOR, v.i. To utter loud sounds, or outcries; to talk loud; to utter loud voices repeatedly; to vociferate, as an individual; to utter loud voices, as a multitude; to complain; to make importunate demands.
Those who most loudly clamor for liberty do not most liberally grant it.
Glamor your tongues in Shakespeare, if intended to mean, stop from noise, is not English. Perhaps the word was clam, or intended for a derivative.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a loud harsh or strident noise [syn: blare, blaring, cacophony, clamor, din]
2: loud and persistent outcry from many people; "he ignored the clamor of the crowd" [syn: clamor, clamoring, clamour, clamouring, hue and cry] v
1: make loud demands; "he clamored for justice and tolerance" [syn: clamor, clamour]
2: utter or proclaim insistently and noisily; "The delegates clamored their disappointment" [syn: clamor, clamour]
3: compel someone to do something by insistent clamoring; "They clamored the mayor into building a new park"

Merriam Webster's

I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French clamour, from Latin clamor, from clamare to cry out — more at claim Date: 14th century 1. a. noisy shouting b. a loud continuous noise 2. insistent public expression (as of support or protest) <a clamor against increased taxes> II. verb (clamored; clamoring) Date: 14th century intransitive verb 1. to make a din 2. to become loudly insistent <clamored for his impeachment> transitive verb 1. to utter or proclaim insistently and noisily 2. to influence by means of clamor III. transitive verb Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1611 obsolete silence

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Clamor Clam"or, n. [OF. clamour, clamur, F. clameur, fr. L. clamor, fr. clamare to cry out. See Claim.] 1. A great outcry or vociferation; loud and continued shouting or exclamation. --Shak. 2. Any loud and continued noise. --Addison. 3. A continued expression of dissatisfaction or discontent; a popular outcry. --Macaulay. Syn: Outcry; exclamation; noise; uproar.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Clamor Clam"or, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Clamored; p. pr. & vb. n. Clamoring.] 1. To salute loudly. [R.] The people with a shout Rifted the air, clamoring their god with praise. --Milton . 2. To stun with noise. [R.] --Bacon. 3. To utter loudly or repeatedly; to shout. Clamored their piteous prayer incessantly. --Longfellow. To clamor bells, to repeat the strokes quickly so as to produce a loud clang. --Bp. Warbur?ion.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Clamor Clam"or, v. i. To utter loud sounds or outcries; to vociferate; to complain; to make importunate demands. The obscure bird Clamored the livelong night. --Shak.

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

I. n. Outcry, vociferation, exclamation, noise, hullabaloo, hubbub, uproar, blare. II. v. n. 1. Vociferate, cry out, shout, make uproar, make outcries. 2. Cry importunately, demand importunately.

Moby Thesaurus

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