Definition of tumult Tumult
/tuˈmʌlt/ - [tumult] - tu•mult
We found 13 definitions of tumult from 6 different sources.
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What does tumult mean?
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NounPlural: tumults |
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| tumult - a state of commotion and noise and confusion | ||
| tumultuousness, uproar, garboil | ||
| hoo-ha, hoo-hah, hurly burly, kerfuffle, to-do, commotion, disruption, flutter, disturbance the act of making a noisy disturbance | ||
| tumult - violent agitation | ||
| turmoil | ||
| tumult - the act of making a noisy disturbance | ||
| commotion, din, ruction, ruckus, rumpus | ||
| disturbance the act of disturbing something or someone; setting something in motion | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- tumult (n.)
The commotion or agitation of a multitude, usually accompanied with great noise, uproar, and confusion of voices; hurly-burly; noisy confusion. - tumult (n.)
Violent commotion or agitation, with confusion of sounds; as, the tumult of the elements. - tumult (n.)
Irregular or confused motion; agitation; high excitement; as, the tumult of the spirits or passions. - tumult (v. i.)
To make a tumult; to be in great commotion.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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tumult
The noise as made by a crowd.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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tumult
tū′mult, n. uproar of a multitude: violent agitation with confused sounds: high excitement.—adv. Tumult′ūarily.—n. Tumult′ūariness.—adjs. Tumult′ūary, Tumult′ūous, full of tumult: disorderly: agitated: noisy.—v.i. Tumult′ūate, to make a tumult.—n. Tumultūā′tion.—adv. Tumult′ūously.—ns. Tumult′ūousness; Tumult′us, commotion. [L. tumultus—tumēre, to swell.]
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🔤- tumult, noun, singular of tumults.
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