hurly
AmericanEtymology
Origin of hurly
First recorded in 1590–1600
Example Sentences
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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
Speaking of that John Prescott punch, it is not just the voters who can stretch the spirit of campaign etiquette in the hurly burly of an election.
From BBC • Apr. 5, 2015
Why, Signor Mutio, what meanes this hurly burly? quoth she.
From The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 12 [Supplement] by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir
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