clamoring

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An object or group of people clamoring for something is making loud noise and effort to get attention, help, or gain access.

Imagine being at an airport, trying to hail a taxi, but there are already several other passengers screaming for cabs. They're all clamoring for one - it's hard to hear the sound of your own voice over theirs! This word is commonly used in situations where people are competing for something limited or attention from others.

Clamoring can also be used as an adjective: if a situation is described as "clamorous," it means that there's a lot of noise and commotion going on. For example, "The city streets were clamorous at night" - it's not a peaceful place after dark!

How common is "clamoring"?

Word clamoring is considered rare in modern English.
It appears most frequently in fiction texts and less often in other writings.

Definitions

verb

To cry out and/or demand.
Example: Anyone who tastes our food seems to clamor for more.
To demand by outcry.
Example: Thousands of demonstrators clamoring the government's resignation were literally deafening, yet their cries fell in deaf ears
To become noisy insistently.
Example: After a confused murmur the audience soon clamored
To influence by outcry.
Example: His many supporters successfully clamor his election without a formal vote
To silence.

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noun

A sound that clamors.

Real examples of "clamoring" in context

Adam Scott Had to Reassure His Severance Co-Stars He Wasn't Doing Cocaine

Interview

and people are kind of, you know, waiting and clamoring

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