n. & v. (US clamor)
--n.
1. loud or vehement shouting or noise.
2 a protest or complaint; an appeal or demand.
--v.
1. intr. make a clamour.
2 tr. utter with a clamour.
Derivatives:
clamorous adj. clamorously adv. clamorousness n.
Etymology: ME f. OF f. L clamor -oris f. clamare cry out