noisy+commotion

  • 51row — I. /roʊ / (say roh) noun 1. a number of persons or things arranged in a line, especially a straight line. 2. a line of adjacent seats facing the same way, as in a theatre. 3. a street, especially a narrow one, formed by two continuous lines of… …

  • 52row — row1 [rō] n. [ME rowe < OE ræw, akin to Ger reihe < IE base * rei , to tear, split > RIVE, REAP] 1. a number of people or things arranged so as to form a line, esp. a straight line 2. any of a series of such horizontal lines in parallel …

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  • 53panic stations — plural noun A state of panic or commotion • • • Main Entry: ↑panic * * * panic stations UK US noun [plural] british informal a situation in which a lot of people are very worried about something that usually needs to be done quickly Thesaurus:… …

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  • 54blus´ter|ing|ly — blus|ter «BLUHS tuhr», verb, noun. –intransitive verb. 1. to storm noisily or blow violently: »The wind blustered around the corner of the house. 2. Figurative. to talk noisily and violently: »He was very excited and angry and blustered for a… …

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  • 55blus´ter|er — blus|ter «BLUHS tuhr», verb, noun. –intransitive verb. 1. to storm noisily or blow violently: »The wind blustered around the corner of the house. 2. Figurative. to talk noisily and violently: »He was very excited and angry and blustered for a… …

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  • 56blus|ter — «BLUHS tuhr», verb, noun. –intransitive verb. 1. to storm noisily or blow violently: »The wind blustered around the corner of the house. 2. Figurative. to talk noisily and violently: »He was very excited and angry and blustered for a while.… …

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  • 57Bobbery — Bob ber*y, n. [Prob. an Anglo Indian form of Hindi b[=a]p re O thou father! (a very disrespectful address).] A squabble; a tumult; a commotion; a noisy disturbance; as, to raise a bobbery. [Low] Halliwell. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 58Clatter — Clat ter, n. 1. A rattling noise, esp. that made by the collision of hard bodies; also, any loud, abrupt sound; a repetition of abrupt sounds. [1913 Webster] The goose let fall a golden egg With cackle and with clatter. Tennyson. [1913 Webster] 2 …

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  • 59Sedition — Se*di tion, n. [OE. sedicioun, OF. sedition, F. s[ e]dition, fr. L. seditio, originally, a going aside; hence, an insurrectionary separation; pref. se , sed , aside + itio a going, fr. ire, itum, to go. Cf. {Issue}.] 1. The raising of commotion… …

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  • 60ballyhoo — noun (plural hoos) Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1901 1. a noisy attention getting demonstration or talk 2. flamboyant, exaggerated, or sensational promotion or publicity 3. excited commotion • ballyhoo …

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