"hurlyburly" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Audio: En-us-hurlyburly.oga [US] Forms: hurlyburlies [plural]
Etymology: A combination of hurling and burling. Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} hurlyburly (countable and uncountable, plural hurlyburlies)
  1. (archaic) A noisy and disorderly tumult and confusion, especially as of battle. Tags: archaic, countable, uncountable Synonyms: hurly-burly Related terms: hustle and bustle, hurluberlu Translations (noisy and disorderly tumult): melske (Finnish), αναμπουμπούλα (anampoumpoúla) [feminine] (Greek), hurla burla [masculine] (Irish), gírle guairle [masculine] (Irish), 喧騒 (kensō) (Japanese), суматоха (sumatoxa) (Russian), переполох (perepolox) (Russian), смятение (smjatenije) (Russian), oväsen [neuter] (Swedish), tumult (Swedish)

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