noisy+commotion

  • 111rumpus — /ˈrʌmpəs / (say rumpuhs) noun Colloquial 1. disturbing noise; uproar. 2. a noisy or violent disturbance or commotion. {origin unknown} …

  • 112brouhaha — [bro͞o′hä hä΄] n. [Fr; orig., in medieval theater, cry of devil disguised as clergy: said to be < Heb bārŭkh hab ba, blessed be he who comes, formula used by Levites to welcome to the Temple] a noisy stir or wrangle; hubbub; uproar; commotion …

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  • 113bustle — bustle1 [bus′əl] vi., vt. bustled, bustling [for earlier buskle < ME busken, to prepare, adorn < ON buask, to make onself ready < bua, to prepare ( see BONDAGE) + sik, refl. pron.] to hurry busily or with much fuss and bother n. busy and …

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  • 114shindy — [shin′dē] n. pl. shindies [< ?] [Old Informal] Informal former 1. a noisy disturbance; commotion; row 2. SHINDIG …

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  • 115whoop-de-do — ☆ whoop de do or whoop de doo [hwo͞opdē do͞o′, wo͞opdē do͞o′ho͞opdē do͞o′ ] n. [extended < WHOOP] Informal noisy or excited activity, commotion, or fuss; hoopla, ballyhoo, to do, etc …

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  • 116kickup — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun ( s) Etymology: kick up 1. : a noisy quarrel : disturbance, row 2. a. : kick 1c …

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  • 117gilravage — I. gə̇lˈravij intransitive verb Etymology: origin unknown 1. chiefly Scotland a. : to live riotously and intemperately; especially : to practice intemperate eating and drinking b. : to be noisy and boisterous in merrymaking …

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  • 118bus´tling|ly — bus|tle1 «BUHS uhl», verb, tled, tling, noun. –v.i. to be noisily busy and in a hurry: »The children bustled to get ready for the party. Let the great world bustle on (Emerson). –v.t. to make (someone) hurry or work hard: »The jolly old man… …

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  • 119bus´tler — bus|tle1 «BUHS uhl», verb, tled, tling, noun. –v.i. to be noisily busy and in a hurry: »The children bustled to get ready for the party. Let the great world bustle on (Emerson). –v.t. to make (someone) hurry or work hard: »The jolly old man… …

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  • 120bus|tle — bus|tle1 «BUHS uhl», verb, tled, tling, noun. –v.i. to be noisily busy and in a hurry: »The children bustled to get ready for the party. Let the great world bustle on (Emerson). –v.t. to make (someone) hurry or work hard: »The jolly old man… …

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