hurly-burly
hurly-burly is the alternative form of hurlyburly.
Meaning of hurlyburly
Noun
hurlyburly (countable and uncountable, plural hurlyburlies)
- A noisy and disorderly tumult and confusion, especially as of battle.
- ...for nought is ceaſſed and gone already, what an hurlyburly (?) inconvenience ſhoulde followe or it maye be eaſely perceived.1550, Steuen Mierdman, The market or fayre of usurers
Verb
hurly-burly (third-person singular simple present hurly-burlies, present participle hurly-burlying, simple past and past participle hurly-burlied)
Forms of hurly-burly
| third-person singular present | hurly-burlies |
|---|---|
| present participle | hurly-burlying |
| past participle | hurly-burlied |
| past | hurly-burlied |
Words that rhyme with hurly-burly
Questions about hurly-burly
- What does hurly-burly mean?
- Hurly-burly means to make an uproar or commotion.
- What is hurly-burly the alternative form of?
- Hurly-burly is the alternative form of hurlyburly.
- What part of speech is hurly-burly?
- Hurly-burly is a verb.
- What is the past tense of hurly-burly?
- The past tense of hurly-burly is hurly-burlied.
Words near hurly-burly in the dictionary
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