Meaning

1 senses
  1. (Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, informal)To make a disorderly outburst or commotion.

Examples

6 sentences
  1. Boy, that sentence sure caused a kerfuffle.

    Отакої, це речення призвело до непоганої колотнечі.

    ruБожечки, неплохую бучу подняло это предложение.

    deMann, der Satz hat echt für Wirbel gesorgt.

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  2. Tom caused a kerfuffle at the dinner last night.

    Том став причиною заварухи під час учорашньої вечері.

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  3. The kerfuffle at the post office put her out of sorts for the rest of the afternoon.

    Колотнеча на пошті вивела її з рівноваги до кінця дня.

    deNach dem Theater auf dem Postamt war sie für den Rest des Nachmittags daneben.

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  4. There was quite a kerfuffle at the council meeting when the controversial proposals were being debated.

    deEs gab einen ziemlichen Wirbel bei der Ratssitzung, als die kontroversen Vorschläge zur Debatte standen.

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  5. What a kerfuffle that was!

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Origin

Probably from Scots curfuffle, equivalent to ker- + fuffle, or related to Irish cíor thuat

Probably from Scots curfuffle, equivalent to ker- + fuffle, or related to Irish cíor thuathail (“confusion, bewilderment”). Similar to modern Welsh cythrwfl (“uproar, trouble, agitation”)

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Forms

kerfuffles, kerfuffling, kerfuffled, kerfuffled
Base formkerfuffle · to kerfuffle
3rd person singularkerfuffles
Present participlekerfuffling
Past simplekerfuffled
Past participlekerfuffled

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theykerfuffle
he, she, itkerfuffles

Past simpleLesson

all personskerfuffled

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave kerfuffled
he, she, ithas kerfuffled

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill kerfuffle

See also

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