hurlyburly

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A noisy and disorderly tumult and confusion, especially as of battle.
adj
  1. Full of disorder or noisy confusion.

Pronunciation

En-us-hurlyburly.oga

Word forms

hurlyburly hurlyburlies hurly-burly more hurlyburly most hurlyburly

Etymology

Likely an altered reduplication of hurling (“a tumult”). Compare Swedish huller om buller.

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