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clamar

to clamour

verb klah-MAHR Rare
Communication Speech

Origin: From Latin 'clamare' (to shout, to call out).

Also means

to cry out for

Usage Note

Clamar means to cry out loudly, often in protest or appeal: clamar por justicia (to clamour for justice). It is more elevated in register than gritar (to shout) and carries a sense of an urgent public demand or lament. The related noun is clamor (outcry, clamour), and the phrase clamar en el desierto ('to cry out in the desert') is a biblical idiom meaning to appeal in vain.

Examples

"La multitud clamaba por justicia frente al palacio."

Natural Translation

The crowd was clamouring for justice in front of the palace.

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