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tumult [tew-mult] Noun 1. a loud confused noise, such as one produced by a crowd 2. a state of confusion and excitement: a tumult of emotions [Latin tumultus] Tumult a disorderly mob; a violent commotion. Examples: tumult of grief and indignation, 1844; of joys, 1777; of passions, 1711; of spirits.
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tumult Translations n tumult [ˈtjuːmalt] a great noise (usually made by a crowd) He could hear a great tumult in the street. geraas ضَجَّه/ صَخَب врява ruch, rámus tumult das Getöse σαματάς tumulto, alboroto märul هیاهو؛ همهمه mellakka tumulte הֲמוּלָה हंगामा graja felfordulás keributan hávaði, læti tumulto 騒ぎ 소란 gaudesys, triukšmas kņada; troksnis kegamatan tumult leven, bråk, uroligheter tumult tumulto zarvă шум (толпы) ruch, hluk hrup graja tumult ความอลเวง gürültü, patırtı 喧嘩 шум, галас شوروغوغا tiếng ầm ĩ 喧哗 adj tuˈmultuous [-tʃuəs] with great noise or confusion The crowd gave him a tumultuous welcome; tumultuous applause. raserig ضَجّاج، كَثير الضَّوْضاء шумен bouřlivý tumultagtig stürmisch θορυβώδης tumultuoso maruline پر هیاهو myrskyisä tumultueux רוֹעֵש, סוֹעֵר उपद्रवीध, ऊधमी bučan, glasan lármás ribut hávaðasamur tumultuoso 騒々しい 떠들썩한 audringas trokšņains; vētrains gamat rumoerig stormende (jubel); forvirret burzliwy tumultuoso zgomotos шумный; бурный búrlivý bučen bučan tumultartad, stormande อึกทึกครึกโครม gürültülü, patırtılı 喧嘩的 шумний, буйний پر شور، ہنگامہ خيز ầm ĩ 喧哗的 adv tuˈmultuously raserig بِضَجَّه، بصورةٍ صاخِبَه шумно bouřlivě tumultagtighed stürmisch θορυβωδώς tumultuosamente maruliselt بطور پر هیاهو myrskyisästi tumultueusement בְּרַעַש उपद्रवी ढंग से, ऊधमतापूर्वक bučno lármásan, rendetlenül dengan ribut með hávaða/látum tumultuosamente がやがやと 떠들썩하게 audringai trokšņaini; vētraini dgn gamat rumoerig larmende; opprørsk; jublende burzliwie tumultuosamente zgomotos шумно; бурно búrlivo bučno bučno tumultartat อย่างอึกทึกครึกโครม gürültü/patırtı ile 喧嘩地 шумно, буйно ہنگامہ خيزي سے ầm ĩ, lộn xộn 喧哗地 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Virgil, I think, tells us, that when the mob are assembled in a riotous and tumultuous manner, and all sorts of missile weapons fly about, if a man of gravity and authority appears amongst them, the tumult is presently appeased, and the mob, which when collected into one body, may be well compared to an ass, erect their long ears at the grave man's discourse. " Better than any other he gives a picture of the "infinite struggles, clamor, railing, and tumult of party. No sooner has he gone than Creon enters with an armed guard who seize Antigone and carry her off (Ismene, the other sister, they have already captured) and he is about to lay hands on Oedipus, when Theseus, who has heard the tumult, hurries up and, upbraiding Creon for his lawless act, threatens to detain him till he has shown where the captives are and restored them. |
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