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• a variation of hurley.

hurly

American  

[hur-lee] / ˈhɜr li /

noun

• hurlies
  plural

1. commotion; hurly-burly.

2. British. hurley.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• hurlies
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of hurly

First recorded in 1590–1600

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Example Sentences

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hurly hurlies

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 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

New justices must adjust to another sort of hurly burly, as Justice Kagan, who joined the court in 2010, learned at one point during Tuesday’s argument.

From New York Times ● Apr. 2, 2012

Then, when plenty of water had collected in the pool, they would break the dam and let it all run downhill in a little flood; they called it a "hurly gush."

From The Gold Of Fairnilee by Andrew Lang

"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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