tumultnoun [ C or U ]
uk/ˈtʃuː.mʌlt/us/ˈtuː.mʌlt/formala loud noise, especially that produced by an excited crowd, or a state of confusion, change, or uncertainty:
You couldn't hear her speak over the tumult from the screaming fans.
From every direction, people were running and shouting and falling over each other in a tumult of confusion.
The financial markets are in tumult.
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Noise & noisy
- (at) full blast idiom
- abuzz
- blast
- boom
- brouhaha
- cacophony
- clamorous
- clangour
- disturb
- ear-piercing
- howling
- loud
- noise pollution
- penetrating
- racket
- ring
- roaring
- row 1
- strident
- thunderous
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