View synonyms for hurly-burly

hurly-burly

[ hur-lee-bur-lee, -bur- ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, plural hurl·y-burl·ies.

hurly-burly

/ ˈhɜːlɪˈbɜːlɪ /

1520–30; alteration of hurling ( and ) burling, rhyming phrase based on hurling in its (now obsolete) sense of tumult, uproar

C16: from earlier hurling and burling, rhyming phrase based on hurling in obsolete sense of uproar

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.

April 24, 2024gallimaufry

[gal-uh-maw-free ]

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