hurly-burly
21hurly-burly — UK [ˈhɜː(r)lɪ ˌbɜː(r)lɪ] / US [ˌhɜrlɪˈbɜrlɪ] / US [ˈhɜrlɪˌbɜrlɪ] noun [uncountable] a lot of noisy activity, usually involving large numbers of people …
22hurly-burly — hurl•y burl•y [[t]ˈhɜr liˈbɜr li, ˌbɜr [/t]] n. pl. burl•ies, adj. 1) noisy disorder and confusion; commotion; tumult 2) full of commotion; tumultuous • Etymology: 1520–30; alter. of hurling (and) burling, rhyming phrase based on hurling in now… …
23hurly burly — noun a disorderly outburst or tumult they were amazed by the furious disturbance they had caused • Syn: ↑disturbance, ↑disruption, ↑commotion, ↑flutter, ↑to do, ↑hoo ha, ↑hoo hah, ↑ …
24hurly-burly — n. boisterous activity; commotion. Etymology: redupl. f. HURL …
25hurly — /ˈhɜli/ (say herlee) noun (plural hurlies) commotion; hurly burly. {shortened form of hurly burly} …
26hurly — noun Etymology: probably short for hurly burly Date: 1594 uproar, tumult …
27hurly — /herr lee/, n., pl. hurlies. 1. commotion; hurly burly. 2. Brit. hurley. [1590 1600] * * * …
28hurly — hurl•y [[t]ˈhɜr li[/t]] n. pl. hurl•ies commotion; hurly burly …
29hurly — ˈhərlē noun ( es) Etymology: probably short for hurly burly (I) : confusion, uproar, tumult …
30hustle and bustle — HURLY BURLY, bustle, tumult, hubbub, activity, action, liveliness, animation, excitement, agitation, flurry, whirl; informal toing and froing, comings and goings, ballyhoo, hoo ha, hullabaloo. → hustle …
