hurlyburly
Meanings
noun
- A noisy and disorderly tumult and confusion, especially as of battle.
adj
- Full of disorder or noisy confusion.
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Likely an altered reduplication of hurling (“a tumult”). Compare Swedish huller om buller.
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