hurly burly

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English - English
a disorderly outburst or tumult; "they were amazed by the furious disturbance they had caused"
hurlyburly
A noisy and disorderly tumult and confusion, especially as of battle

Second Witch: When the hurlyburly's done, / When the battle's lost and won.

hurly-burly
{n} a tumult, noise, bustle confusion
hurly-burly
emphasis If you talk about the hurly-burly of a situation, you are emphasizing how noisy or busy it is. No one expects him to get involved in the hurly-burly of campaigning. a lot of busy noisy activity (Probably from hurl)
hurly-burly
{s} tumultuous, noisy, disorderly, full of commotion
hurly-burly
{i} bustle, commotion, fracas
hurlyburly
Tumult; bustle; confusion
hurlyburly
noisy and disorderly tumult and confusion, especially as of battle
hurly burly

    Hyphenation

    hur·ly bur·ly

    Turkish pronunciation

    hırli bırli

    Pronunciation

    /ˈhərlē ˈbərlē/ /ˈhɜrliː ˈbɜrliː/

    Etymology

    [ 'h&r-lE ] (noun.) 1594. probably short for hurly-burly.
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