clamor

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

1. n. A loud outcry; a hubbub.
2. n. A vehement expression of discontent or protest: a clamor in the press for pollution control.
3. n. A loud sustained noise. See Synonyms at noise.
4. v. To make a loud sustained noise or outcry.
5. v. To make insistent demands or complaints: clamored for tax reforms.
6. v. To exclaim insistently and noisily: The representatives clamored their disapproval.
7. v. To influence or force by clamoring: clamored the mayor into resigning.

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

1. n. A great outcry; vociferation; exclamation made by a loud voice continued or repeated, or by a multitude of voices.
2. n. Any loud and continued noise.
3. n. Figuratively, loud complaint or urgent demand; an expression of strong dissatisfaction or desire.
4. n. Synonyms Hubbub, uproar, noise, din, ado.
5. To utter in a loud voice; shout.
6. To make a great noise with; cause to sound loudly or tumultuously: used in an inverted sense in the following passage.
7. To stun with noise; salute with noise.
8. To utter loud sounds or outcries; vociferate.
9. To make importunate complaints or demands: as, to clamor for admittance.

Wiktionary

1. n. A great outcry or vociferation; loud and continued shouting or exclamation.
2. n. Any loud and continued noise.
3. n. A continued public expression, often of dissatisfaction or discontent; a popular outcry.
4. v. intransitive To cry out and/or demand.
5. v. transitive To demand by outcry.
6. v. intransitive To become noisy insistently.
7. v. transitive To influence by outcry.
8. v. obsolete (transitive) To silence.

GNU Webster's 1913

1. n. A great outcry or vociferation; loud and continued shouting or exclamation from many people.
2. n. Any loud and continued noise.
3. n. A continued expression of dissatisfaction or discontent; a popular outcry.
4. v. rare To salute loudly.
5. v. rare To stun with noise.
6. v. To utter loudly or repeatedly; to shout.
7. v. To utter loud sounds or outcries; to vociferate; to talk in a loud voice; to complain; to make importunate demands.
8. v. to dispute in a loud voice.

WordNet 3.0

1. v. make loud demands
2. n. a loud harsh or strident noise
3. n. loud and persistent outcry from many people
4. v. utter or proclaim insistently and noisily
5. v. compel someone to do something by insistent clamoring