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hurly-burly

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hur·ly-bur·ly  (hûrl-bûrl)
n. pl. hur·ly-bur·lies
Noisy confusion; tumult.
[Alteration and reduplication of hurling, gerund of hurl.]
hurly-burly [ˈhɜːlɪˈbɜːlɪ]
n pl hurly-burlies
confusion or commotion
adj
turbulent
[from earlier hurling and burling, rhyming phrase based on hurling in obsolete sense of uproar]
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hurly-burly [ˈhɜːlɪˈbɜːlɪ] N → alboroto m, tumulto m
the hurly-burly of politics → la vida tumultuosa de la política
hurly-burly [ˌhɜːrliˈbɜːrli] n [situation, activity] → tohu-bohu m inv
hurly-burly
n → Getümmel nt, → Rummel m (inf); the hurly-burly of politics → der Rummel der Politik
hurly-burly [ˌhɜːlɪˈbɜːlɪ] n → chiasso, baccano
hurly-burly [ˌhɜːlɪˈbɜːlɪ] n → chiasso, baccano


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The mules, however, confounded by the hurly-burly and disliking their new riders kicked up their heels and dismounted half of them, in spite of their horsemanship.
The Adventures of Captain Bonneville, U.S.A., in the Rocky Mountains and the far West by Irving, Washington View in context
cried the captain; and even in the hurly-burly, I perceived a change in his voice.
Treasure Island by Stevenson, Robert Louis View in context
And Michael, spilling over with unused vitality from the cramped space of the Eugenie's deck, scampered down the beach in a hurly-burly of joy, scenting a thousand intimate land-scents as he ran, and describing a jerky and eccentric course as he made short dashes and good-natured snaps at the coconut crabs that scuttled across his path to the safety of the water or reared up and menaced him with formidable claws and a spluttering and foaming of the shell-lids of their mouths.
Jerry of the Islands by London, Jack View in context
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