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hurly-burlied

hurly-burlied is the simple past and past participle of hurly-burly.

Meaning of hurly-burly

Verb

hurly-burly (third-person singular simple present hurly-burlies, present participle hurly-burlying, simple past and past participle hurly-burlied)

  1. (idiomatic, intransitive, uncommon) To make an uproar or commotion.

Questions about hurly-burlied

What is hurly-burlied the simple past and past participle of?
Hurly-burlied is the simple past and past participle of hurly-burly.

Words near hurly-burlied in the dictionary

  1. Hurlstone Park
  2. hurlwind
  3. hurlwinds
  4. hurly
  5. hurly hakkat
  6. hurly-burlied
  7. hurly-burlies
  8. hurly-burly
  9. hurly-burlying
  10. hurly-hacket
  11. hurly-hackets

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