transferred and figurative. A violent commotion or disturbance; a tumult, rush; agitation, perturbation. tempest in a teapot: see tempest in a teapot…

figurative and transferred. Violent excitement or commotion, disorder, confusion, tumult, hubbub. (Exceedingly common in 17th and 18th centuries.)

The state or quality of being turbulent; violent commotion, agitation, or disturbance; disorderly or tumultuous character or conduct; with a and p…

Turbulent state, disturbed condition.

= turbulence, n.

figurative and in extended use. Something likened to a simoom (sense 1); esp. a vigorous or voluminous stream (frequently of something). Cf. blast…

A very violent storm (now without implication of thunder), affecting a limited area, in which the wind… figurative; cf. tempest, n., storm, n., whir…