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单词 hurry-scurry
释义

hurry-scurry

noun

hur·​ry-scur·​ry ˌhər-ē-ˈskər-ē How to pronounce hurry-scurry (audio)
ˌhə-rē-ˈskə-rē
variants or hurry-skurry
: a confused rush : turmoil
hurry-scurry adjective or adverb

Synonyms

  • ado
  • alarums and excursions
  • ballyhoo
  • blather
  • bluster
  • bobbery
  • bother
  • bustle
  • clatter
  • clutter [chiefly dialect]
  • coil
  • commotion
  • corroboree [Australian]
  • disturbance
  • do [chiefly dialect]
  • foofaraw
  • fun
  • furor
  • furore
  • fuss
  • helter-skelter
  • hoo-ha
  • hoo-hah
  • hoopla
  • hubble-bubble
  • hubbub
  • hullabaloo
  • hurly
  • hurly-burly
  • hurricane
  • hurry
  • kerfuffle [chiefly British]
  • moil
  • pandemonium
  • pother
  • row
  • ruckus
  • ruction
  • rumpus
  • shindy
  • splore [Scottish]
  • squall
  • stew
  • stir
  • storm
  • to-do
  • tumult
  • turmoil
  • uproar
  • welter
  • whirl
  • williwaw
  • zoo
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Word History

Etymology

reduplication of hurry entry 2

First Known Use

1754, in the meaning defined above

hurry-scurry

noun

variants or hurry-skurry
as in commotion
a state of noisy, confused activity for all the hurry-scurry you would have thought that the guests were the British royal family and not my in-laws

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • commotion
  • fun
  • hurry
  • fuss
  • disturbance
  • bother
  • turmoil
  • noise
  • bustle
  • clutter
  • clatter
  • hurly-burly
  • stir
  • pandemonium
  • tumult
  • hubbub
  • ruckus
  • racket
  • hullabaloo
  • hurricane
  • roar
  • rumpus
  • helter-skelter
  • ruction
  • row
  • welter
  • splore
  • hurly
  • hoopla
  • bobbery
  • pother
  • squall
  • to-do
  • shindy
  • moil
  • ado
  • coil
  • kerfuffle
  • zoo
  • foofaraw
  • ballyhoo
  • blather
  • furor
  • stew
  • furore
  • whirl
  • hubble-bubble
  • storm
  • alarums and excursions
  • uproar
  • hoo-hah
  • clamor
  • din
  • unrest
  • williwaw
  • hoo-ha
  • bluster
  • do
  • corroboree
  • cacophony
  • fray
  • upheaval
  • disorder
  • flutter
  • flurry
  • howl
  • outcry
  • scuffle
  • fret
  • melee
  • fracas
  • tizzy
  • fever
  • dither
  • outbreak
  • eruption
  • mêlée
  • hue and cry
  • outburst
  • hassle
  • lather
  • brawl
  • flare-up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • rest
  • quiet
  • stillness
  • hush
  • calm
  • peace
  • quietude
  • tranquillity
  • tranquility
  • order
  • orderliness
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