splore
noun
ˈsplȯr 
1
Scotland : frolic, carousal
2
Scotland : commotion
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
- hurry-scurry
- hurry-skurry
- kerfuffle [chiefly British]
- moil
- pandemonium
- pother
- row
- ruckus
- ruction
- rumpus
- shindy
- squall
- stew
- stir
- storm
- to-do
- tumult
- turmoil
- uproar
- welter
- whirl
- williwaw
- zoo
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Example Sentences
the splore that annually accompanies the Edinburgh Festival
Word History
Etymology
origin unknown
First Known Use
1785, in the meaning defined at sense 1
splore
noun
as in commotion
a state of noisy, confused activity the splore that annually accompanies the Edinburgh Festival Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- commotion
- hurry
- stir
- disturbance
- fuss
- turmoil
- fun
- clatter
- noise
- alarums and excursions
- storm
- row
- hurry-skurry
- racket
- bobbery
- bother
- clutter
- ruckus
- hurricane
- ado
- bustle
- hoopla
- furore
- zoo
- shindy
- kerfuffle
- do
- whirl
- hubbub
- roar
- corroboree
- hurly
- coil
- hurry-scurry
- flurry
- blather
- tumult
- pandemonium
- furor
- uproar
- hoo-hah
- hoo-ha
- pother
- moil
- foofaraw
- hullabaloo
- stew
- ruction
- bluster
- welter
- to-do
- ballyhoo
- squall
- williwaw
- rumpus
- hue and cry
- howl
- outcry
- hurly-burly
- upheaval
- helter-skelter
- clamor
- cacophony
- unrest
- hubble-bubble
- din
- brawl
- disorder
- flutter
- fray
- outbreak
- scuffle
- outburst
- eruption
- fret
- tizzy
- fracas
- fever
- dither
- melee
- hassle
- lather
- mêlée
- flare-up
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- rest
- peace
- quiet
- calm
- hush
- order
- tranquility
- stillness
- tranquillity
- quietude
- orderliness