- a variation of hurley.
hurly
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Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of hurly
First recorded in 1590–1600
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And for Rylance, the hurly burly of theater — “a dance with the audience,” he calls it — has always most propelled him as an actor.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 1, 2022
I need to do that outside of the hurly burly of the regular office.
From Reuters ● Oct. 23, 2020
I didn’t see the call when it came in, in the hurly burly of things I didn’t notice.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 15, 2016
John Major was another PM who used cricket as a form of escape from the political hurly burly.
From BBC ● May 29, 2012
Young men in the departments, except in particular cases, will not stand in good repute “when the hurly burly’s done, when the battle’s lost and won.”
From A Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the Confederate States Capital by John Beauchamp Jones
"Are you deserting me, Peter?" put in Kitty playfully; "the other hurlies are busy with the De Lancey party; we must have two or three at least."
From An Unwilling Maid Being the History of Certain Episodes during the American Revolution in the Early Life of Mistress Betty Yorke, born Wolcott by Jeanie Gould Lincoln
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