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HURLY BURLY

\hˈɜːli bˈɜːli], \hˈɜːli bˈɜːli], \h_ˈɜː_l_i b_ˈɜː_l_i]\

Definitions of HURLY BURLY

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2011 - English Dictionary Database
1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
1894 - The Clarendon dictionary

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a disorderly outburst or tumult; "they were amazed by the furious disturbance they had caused"

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

a disorderly outburst or tumult; "they were amazed by the furious disturbance they had caused"

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

Tumult: confusion.

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
By Daniel Lyons

Tumult.

1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman

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