hurlyburly
hurlyburly · hurlyburlies
A noisy and disorderly tumult and confusion, especially as of battleA noisy and disorderly tumult and confusion, especially as of battle.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, idiomatic, uncountable)A noisy and disorderly tumult and confusion, especially as of battle.
Origin
Likely an altered reduplication of hurling (“a tumult”). Compare Swedish huller om buller.Likely an altered reduplication of hurling (“a tumult”). Compare Swedish huller om buller.
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Forms
plural: hurlyburliesLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable