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View synonyms for hurly-burly
hurly-burly
[ hur-lee-bur-lee, -bur- ]
noun
, plural hurl·y-burl·ies.
- noisy disorder and confusion; commotion; uproar; tumult.
adjective
- full of commotion; tumultuous.
hurly-burly
/ ˈhɜːlɪˈbɜːlɪ /
noun
- confusion or commotion
adjective
- turbulent
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Word History and Origins
Origin of hurly-burly1
1520–30; alteration of hurling ( and ) burling, rhyming phrase based on hurling in its (now obsolete) sense of tumult, uproar
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Word History and Origins
Origin of hurly-burly1
C16: from earlier hurling and burling, rhyming phrase based on hurling in obsolete sense of uproar
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Example Sentences
This hurly-burly,” said he, drawing her into a quiet eddy of the stream, “is no place for the communion of two twin souls.
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The merchants were packing up their goods; housewives were secreting their silver; everywhere there was a hurly-burly.
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In fact, there was a wild hurly-burly upon the bridge, which nearly deafened me.
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In this hurly-burly of affright and excitement, the missionary compressed his lips to keep back the tugging smile.
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And everybody slept soundly; that isnt surprising after the hurly-burly of the night before last; we were tired out.
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