tumult
violent and noisy commotion or disturbance of a crowd or mob; uproar: The tumult reached its height during the premier's speech.
a general outbreak, riot, uprising, or other disorder: The tumult moved toward the embassy.
highly distressing agitation of mind or feeling; turbulent mental or emotional disturbance: His placid facade failed to conceal the tumult of his mind.
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How to use tumult in a sentence
It’s not just kids whose needs have fueled economic spending in this era of tumult.
Notwithstanding the recent tumult, we remain one country, not two.
Madeleine Albright: 'Us vs. Them' Thinking Is Tearing America Apart. But Here's Why I'm Still Hopeful About the Future | Madeleine Albright | January 15, 2021 | TimeNewspaper headlines cut to the heart of the tumult in sharp banner headlines.
Save the Sarcasm for Other Democracies. America Is Fine | Debasish Roy Chowdhury | January 11, 2021 | TimeIt’s a reality at the center of fresh tumult in the food media world.
Indian Americans: The New Voices Bringing Diversity to Food Writing | Shaan Merchant | January 7, 2021 | OzyNow O’Meara finds herself staving off not just friend requests but also a tumult of inquiries from people wanting to riff on “And the People Stayed Home.”
The story behind ‘And the People Stayed Home,’ the little poem that became so much more | Nora Krug | December 10, 2020 | Washington Post
The tumult was such that young Sarah had cause to worry that she might not get even a glimpse of Will and Kate.
Could it be that after holding on to very relative stability during three years of regional tumult, Lebanon now faced all-out war?
Beirut Letter: In Lebanon, Fighting ISIS With Culture and Satire | Kim Ghattas | September 22, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAmid some media tumult, the first President Bush had to come out and say in essence, hey, kidding.
Jordan also became famous off the court, both for his gambling and for tumult in his personal life.
Speed Read: The Juiciest Bits of a New Michael Jordan Biography | William O’Connor | May 6, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHe was, however, also caught up in the tumult of his ailing marriage to Ava Gardner.
The Week in Death: George Jacobs, Sinatra’s Domestic Confidant | The Telegraph | February 23, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTCall ye the name of Pharao king of Egypt, a tumult time hath brought.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version | VariousAnd from all sides in wild confusion flewThe dust and leaves, the branches and the stones,With hideous tumult, inconceivable.
The Poems of Giacomo Leopardi | Giacomo LeopardiAt the end of the opera the Emperors portrait was brought on the stage, and an indescribable tumult followed.
The Life & Letters of Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky | Modeste TchaikovskyAt that moment she had noticed the change in the man she had so gradually grown to love, and her heart was beating in wild tumult.
The Doctor of Pimlico | William Le QueuxHis object in making such a tumult around the boat was evidently to learn whether the men on board were asleep.
Motor Matt's "Century" Run | Stanley R. Matthews
British Dictionary definitions for tumult
/ (ˈtjuːmʌlt) /
a loud confused noise, as of a crowd; commotion
violent agitation or disturbance
great emotional or mental agitation
Origin of tumult
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