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hurly-burly
hur·ly-bur·ly H0330900 (hûr′lē-bûr′lē)n. pl. hur·ly-bur·lies Noisy confusion; tumult.
[Alteration and reduplication of hurling, gerund of hurl.]hurly-burly (ˈhɜːlɪˈbɜːlɪ) n, pl hurly-burliesconfusion or commotionadjturbulent[C16: from earlier hurling and burling, rhyming phrase based on hurling in obsolete sense of uproar]hurl•y-burl•y (ˈhɜr liˈbɜr li, -ˌbɜr-)
n., pl. -burl•ies,
adj. n. 1. noisy disorder and confusion; commotion; tumult. adj. 2. full of commotion; tumultuous. [1520–30; alter. of hurling (and) burling, rhyming phrase based on hurling in now obsolete sense “tumult, uproar”] hurly-burly - Turmoil or an uproar.See also related terms for uproar.Thesaurushurly-burlynoun commotion, confusion, chaos, turmoil, disorder, upheaval, furore, uproar, turbulence, pandemonium, bedlam, tumult, hubbub, brouhaha the hurly-burly of modern city life
order, organization, composure, tidinessTranslationshurly-burly
hurly-burlyA wild and chaotic situation. Boy, it was a real hurly burly in there once the kids started tearing into their Christmas presents.hurly burlyA noisy confusion. To hurl is to throw, and “hurly burly” is based on the image of a mob throwing things around chaotically. The phrase appears in the opening scene of Shakespeare's Macbeth when the witches chant, “When shall we three meet again / In thunder, lightning, or in rain? / When the hurlyburly's done, / When the battle's lost and won.”See also: burly, hurlyhurly-burly
Synonyms for hurly-burlynoun commotionSynonyms- commotion
- confusion
- chaos
- turmoil
- disorder
- upheaval
- furore
- uproar
- turbulence
- pandemonium
- bedlam
- tumult
- hubbub
- brouhaha
Antonyms- order
- organization
- composure
- tidiness
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