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hurly-burly

noun as in restlessness

noun as in hurly-burly

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This hurly-burly,” said he, drawing her into a quiet eddy of the stream, “is no place for the communion of two twin souls.

The merchants were packing up their goods; housewives were secreting their silver; everywhere there was a hurly-burly.

In fact, there was a wild hurly-burly upon the bridge, which nearly deafened me.

In this hurly-burly of affright and excitement, the missionary compressed his lips to keep back the tugging smile.

And everybody slept soundly; that isnt surprising after the hurly-burly of the night before last; we were tired out.

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On this page you'll find 21 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to hurly-burly, such as: confusion, tumult, turbulence, turmoil, and uproar.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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