鼓噪 (gǔ zào) — to clamor; to make an uproar; to kick up a fuss (formal, often of a crowd or group)

Definition

Examples

• 反对者在会场外大声鼓噪，要求政府立即回应。
  Fǎn duì zhě zài huì chǎng wài dà shēng gǔ zào, yāo qiú zhèng fǔ lì jí huí yìng.
  Opponents loudly clamored outside the venue, demanding an immediate response from the government.
• 媒体对这项政策一片鼓噪，批评声不绝于耳。
  Méi tǐ duì zhè xiàng zhèng cè yí piàn gǔ zào, pī píng shēng bù jué yú ěr.
  The media raised a clamor over this policy, with criticism that never stopped.
• 历史上，民众的鼓噪往往能推动社会变革。
  Lì shǐ shàng, mín zhòng de gǔ zào wǎng wǎng néng tuī dòng shè huì biàn gé.
  Historically, the clamor of the people has often been able to drive social change.