hurly-burly

hur·ly-bur·ly (hûr

-bûr

)

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]

hurly-burly - Turmoil or an uproar.

See also related terms for uproar.

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hurly-burly

noun commotion, confusion, chaos, turmoil, disorder, upheaval, furore, uproar, turbulence, pandemonium, bedlam, tumult, hubbub, brouhaha the hurly-burly of modern city life
order, organization, composure, tidiness

Translations

hurly-burly [ˈhɜːlɪˈbɜːlɪ] N → alboroto m, tumulto m
the hurly-burly of politics → la vida tumultuosa de la política

hurly-burly [ˌhɜː^rliˈbɜː^rli] 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

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arsy-versy bustle commotion convulsion disruption disturbance earthquake garboil hoo-ha hoo-hah hubbub hullabaloo hurly burly incident kerfuffle storm center storm centre tempest to-do	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	Hurden hurdies hurdle hurdle race hurdle rate hurdler hurdles Hurdlework hurdling hurds hurdy gurdy hurdy-gurdy Hurkaru hurkle hurl Hurlbat Hurlbone Hurler Hurler's disease Hurler's syndrome hurley hurling Hurlwind Hurly hurly burly hurly-burly Hurok Huron Huron-Iroquous Huronian Hurons hurple Hurr hurrah Hurrah's nest hurray hurricane Hurricane bird hurricane deck hurricane lamp hurricane lantern hurricane roof hurricane-force Hurricano hurried hurriedly hurriedness Hurrier Hurries hurry hurry along	Hurler-Scheie Syndrome hurlers Hurley Hurley Hurley International Hurley Medical Center Hurley Palmer Flatt Hurley, Patrick J Hurley, Patrick J Hurley, Patrick J. Hurley, Patrick Jay hurleys hurleys Hurlford hurling hurling hurling hurling hurling Hurling the Silver Ball hurloid facies hurls hurls hurls Hurlstone Agricultural High School Hurlstone, William Hurlwind Hurly hurly burly hurly-burlies hurly-burly Hurma Hurma Hurma Hurmazd Ardeshir Hurmazd Ardeshir Hurmazd Ardeshir Hurmozd Ardeshir Hurmozd Ardeshir Hurmozd Ardeshir HUROB Hurok Hurok, Sol Hurok, Sol Hurok, Sol Huron Huron Huron Huron Huron & Eastern Railway Huron (people) Huron (people) Huron (people) Huron (tribe) Huron (tribe) Huron (tribe) Huron Central Railway Inc. Huron Consulting Group, Inc Huron County Huron County Accessibility Advisory Committee Huron County Circuit Court

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arsy-versy
bustle
commotion
convulsion
disruption
disturbance
earthquake
garboil
hoo-ha
hoo-hah
hubbub
hullabaloo
hurly burly
incident
kerfuffle
storm center
storm centre
tempest
to-do

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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