Clamored

Clamored
Clamor Clam"or, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Clamored}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Clamoring}.] 1. To salute loudly. [R.] [1913 Webster]

The people with a shout Rifted the air, clamoring their god with praise. --Milton . [1913 Webster]

2. To stun with noise. [R.] --Bacon. [1913 Webster]

3. To utter loudly or repeatedly; to shout. [1913 Webster]

Clamored their piteous prayer incessantly. --Longfellow. [1913 Webster]

To clamor bells, to repeat the strokes quickly so as to produce a loud clang. --Bp. Warbur?ion. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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  • Livelong — Live long , a. [For lifelong. Cf. {Lifelong}.] 1. Whole; entire; long in passing; used of time, as day or night, in adverbial phrases, and usually with a sense of tediousness. [1913 Webster] The obscure bird Clamored the livelong night. Shak.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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