Tumult - English meaning

noun

A state of agitation or fuss, especially about something unimportant.

Usage examples:

This is much ado about almost nothing

suffix

Forming nouns such as bravado, desperado.

noun

Delay or unnecessary activity

Usage examples:

Without further ado, i shall introduce tonight’s speaker.

noun

An instance of group fighting in a public place that disturbs the peace.

Usage examples:

Lowe was charged with causing an affray

noun

A fight in a public place

Usage examples:

Wallace was charged with causing an affray at a southampton nightclub.

noun

A confused noise made by a number of voices.

Usage examples:

The babel of voices on the road

noun

The confusing sound of many people talking at the same time or using different languages

Usage examples:

I couldn't hear the annoucement over the babel of voices.

noun

A scene of uproar and confusion.

Usage examples:

There was bedlam in the courtroom

noun

Complete disorder and confusion

Usage examples:

In the bedlam of shouting, screaming, running people, some ran toward the stage.

noun

A noisy situation with no order

Usage examples:

It was bedlam at the football stadium after the match was suspended.

noun

A noisy and overexcited reaction or response to something.

Usage examples:

The brouhaha over those infamous commercials

noun

A lot of noise or angry complaining about something

Usage examples:

The brouhaha over his latest novel

noun

A loud and confused noise, especially that of people shouting.

Usage examples:

The questions rose to a clamour

verb

(of a group of people) shout loudly and insistently.

Usage examples:

The surging crowds clamoured for attention

verb

To make a loud complaint or demand

Usage examples:

The children were all clamouring for attention., [ + to infinitive ] she clamours to go home as soo…

noun

A continuous loud banging or ringing sound.

Usage examples:

He went deaf because of the clangour of the steam hammers

noun

The continuous loud noise of something, especially something made of metal, being hit or rung

Usage examples:

His music often evokes the pealing or clangour of bells.

noun

A state of confused and noisy disturbance.

Usage examples:

She was distracted by a commotion across the street

noun

A sudden, brief period of noise, confusion, or excited movement

Usage examples:

[ c ] there was a commotion outside the embassy.

noun

A sudden, short period of noise, confusion, or excited movement

Usage examples:

His arrival caused quite a commotion., he looked up to see what all the commotion was about.

noun

A loud, unpleasant, and prolonged noise.

Usage examples:

The fans made an awful din

verb

Make (someone) learn or remember an idea by constant repetition.

Usage examples:

A runner-up, he dinned into them, was a loser

noun

Any of a series of technical standards originating in germany and used internationally, especially to designate electrical connections, film speeds, and paper sizes.

Usage examples:

A din socket

noun

A noisy disturbance or quarrel.

Usage examples:

The fracas was broken up by stewards

noun

A noisy argument or fight

Usage examples:

The players got into a scuffle, both benches cleared, and some fans joined the fracas.

noun

A state or period of uncontrolled excitement or wild behaviour.

Usage examples:

Doreen worked herself into a frenzy of rage

noun

Excited, uncontrollable, and sometimes violent behavior or emotion

Usage examples:

[ c usually sing ] duncan’s game-winning shot sent the crowd into a frenzy., [ c usually sing ] the…

noun

(an example of) uncontrolled and excited behaviour or emotion that is sometimes violent

Usage examples:

Frenzy of in a frenzy of rage she hit him., the media frenzy over the celebrity wedding, work yours…

noun

An outbreak of public anger or excitement.

Usage examples:

The verdict raised a furore over the role of courtroom psychiatry

noun

A sudden excited or angry reaction to something by a lot of people

Usage examples:

The government's decision to raise taxes has caused a great furore., furore over the furore over hi…

noun

A chaotic din caused by a crowd of people.

Usage examples:

A hubbub of laughter and shouting

noun

A loud noise, especially caused by a lot of people all talking at the same time

Usage examples:

I could hardly hear myself speak above all the hubbub in the bar.

noun

General excitement and activity

Usage examples:

Hubbub of once the hubbub of the election had died down, it was back to normal for the president.

noun

A commotion; a fuss.

Usage examples:

Remember all the hullabaloo over the golf ball?

noun

A loud noise made by people who are angry or annoyed; a lot of angry comments made in public about someone or something

Usage examples:

Make a hullabaloo there's a crowd of angry demonstrators making a real hullabaloo outside the house…

noun

Public disapproval or complaints

Usage examples:

The minister resigned after all the hullabaloo over his affair with an actress.

noun

A confused fight or scuffle.

Usage examples:

Several people were hurt in the melee

noun

A situation that is confused and not under control, esp. a fight involving a number of people

Usage examples:

A melee erupted in the stands near the end of the game.

noun

Wild and noisy disorder or confusion; uproar.

Usage examples:

There was complete pandemonium—everyone just panicked

noun

Noisy confusion and wild excitement

Usage examples:

Pandemonium erupted in the courtroom when the verdict was read.

noun

A bat with a round or oval frame strung with catgut, nylon, etc., used especially in tennis, badminton, and squash.

Usage examples:

A squash racket

verb

Make or move with a loud unpleasant noise.

Usage examples:

Trains racketed by

noun

An object consisting of a net fixed tightly to an oval frame with a long handle, used in various sports for hitting a ball

Usage examples:

A tennis/squash racket, who’s making such a racket?

noun

A number of people or things in a more or less straight line.

Usage examples:

Her villa stood in a row of similar ones

verb

Propel (a boat) with oars.

Usage examples:

Out in the bay a small figure was rowing a rubber dinghy

noun

A spell of rowing.

Usage examples:

The two friends had gone for a light row and were turning the double scull boat opposite the boat s…

noun

A row or commotion.

Usage examples:

A child is raising a ruckus in class

noun

A noisy disturbance; a row.

Usage examples:

He caused a rumpus with his flair for troublemaking

verb

(of a person) utter a loud cry, typically as an expression of a strong emotion.

Usage examples:

She shouted for joy

noun

A loud cry expressing a strong emotion or calling attention.

Usage examples:

His words were interrupted by warning shouts

noun

One's turn to buy a round of drinks.

Usage examples:

‘do you want another drink? my shout.’

noun

An uproar; a row.

Usage examples:

The snp must not allow itself to be bullied in the stramash over the commons vote

noun

A loud and impassioned noise or disturbance.

Usage examples:

The room was in an uproar

noun

Loud complaints esp. by angry people, or a noisy state of confusion

Usage examples:

[ c ] there was an uproar over the proposed rent increases.

verb

Shout in a loud, sharp way.

Usage examples:

You heard me losing my temper and yelling at her

noun

A loud, sharp cry of pain, surprise, or delight.

Usage examples:

Her foot slipped and she gave a yell of fear

noun

An extremely amusing person or thing.