tumult
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tumult
- /ˈtjuː.mʌlt/ UK
- /ˈtʃuː.mʌlt/ UK
- /ˈtuː.mʌlt/ US
Rhymes with -ʌlt
Where it comes from
From Old French tumulte, from Latin tumultus (“noise, tumult”).
noun tumults
- Confused, agitated noise as made by a crowd. Till in loud tumult all the Greeks arose.
- A violent commotion or agitation, often with a confusion of sounds. the tumult of the elements
- A riot or uprising.
Similar: uproar, ruckus, hurly-burly
verb tumults · tumulting · tumulted
- To make a tumult; to be in great commotion. Importuning and tumulting even to the fear of a revolt.
