An unsettled state or condition.

A dispute. Obsolete.

Chiefly Scottish. A commotion, tumult; a noisy disturbance, uproar; (also) a crash; a peal. Now rare. Cf. reel, v.1 2.

Commotion, disturbance, tumult; general excitement; fuss. Now usually with a; the plural, now rare, was formerly common, esp. in the sense ‘publick…

Chiefly Scottish and English regional (Northumberland). A fuss or outcry. Often in to make a song about (also over). Cf. song and dance n. b at…

figurative. A violent disturbance or commotion; an outcry. Cf. storm, n. 3. Obsolete.

with a and plural. An instance of this.

An uproar, a disturbance.

plural. Disorders, commotions.

Originally the hunt is up, name of an old song and its tune, sung or played to awaken huntsmen in the… In phrases denoting speech or action…

A disturbing cause or event; a disturbance of peace or tranquillity; a commotion.

A bustle or commotion out of proportion to the occasion; a needless or excessive display of concern about anything; ostentatious or officious…

The action of breaking. with reference to immaterial things; chiefly in obsolete uses, e.g. a disturbance (of the mind), an infraction or rupture…

A disturbance, fuss.

Hence (slang or colloquial) A disturbance, uproar, ‘row’, ‘shindy’.

A fuss; a disturbance. Now rare.

A commotion, disturbance, stir.

A commotion or disturbance; a skirmish or encounter; a scrape.

A quarrel, a row; uproar.

A task, a difficult undertaking; (figurative) a commotion or fuss.

Disorder, flurry, agitation.

figurative. A disturbance or commotion; a quarrel; a storm. In general use. (Chiefly Scottish)

regional and slang. A row, a disturbance.

A disturbance, uproar, row, fracas.

A row, commotion, ‘shine’. to cut shindies (U.S.), to kick up a shindy.

A disturbance, row, fuss. colloquial.

(See quots.)

A dislocation, disturbance, upset.

= shindy, n. 3.

In plural. British colloquial. Unpleasant or angry reactions to an event; protests; complaints.

Distressing or vexing commotion. Obsolete.

An exclamation accompanying a quick or sudden movement. Also as n., commotion, ballyhoo.

A display. A commotion, disturbance, ‘to-do’.

U.S. A business, an affair; a to-do, a commotion, a fuss. Obsolete.

A confused tinkling or ringing sound, such as that of a number of bells ringing at the same time. Also figurative: a disturbance; a to-do, a fuss.

An unfortunate or troublesome situation; a state of chaos or confusion; a quarrel, disturbance, or commotion.

A fuss, a commotion, a ‘carry-on’, a ‘to-do’. In early use also: †a state of agitation or excitement (obsolete).

A quarrel, fight, disturbance; = dust, n.1 5b.

A commotion, a rumpus, a row.

n. A gay or showy celebration; hence, a commotion, or ‘to-do’. colloquial.

= curfuffle, n., kerfuffle, n.

colloquial (U.S. and in Jewish usage). A fuss; chiefly in to make a tsimmes (over, about,etc.). Also less commonly: a muddled or confused affair…

= curfuffle, n.