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turbulent

Syllables: tur·bu·lentUK/ˈtɜːbjələnt//ˈtɝbjələnt/

turbulent adjective: violently disturbed or agitated; tempestuous, tumultuous.

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Adjective

turbulent (comparative more turbulent, superlative most turbulent)

  1. Violently disturbed or agitated; tempestuous, tumultuous.
    • It is dangerous to sail in turbulent seas.
  2. Being in, or causing, disturbance or unrest.
    • The mid-19th century was a turbulent time in American history.
    • The [Washington] Post's proprietor through those turbulent [Watergate] days, Katharine Graham, held a double place in Washington’s hierarchy: at once regal Georgetown hostess and scrappy newshound, ready to hold the establishment to account. That is a very American position.2013 August 10, Lexington, “Keeping the mighty honest”, in The Economist, volume 408, number 8848

turbulent meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Bengali and Malayalam

turbulent in Tamil

கிளர்ந்தெழுகின்ற, குமுறலான, கொந்தளிப்பான

turbulent in Urdu

فتنہ پرداز

turbulent in Bengali

প্রচন্ড আলোড়নপূর্ণ, অশান্ত, শাসনের, নিয়ন্ত্রনের অসাধ্য

turbulent in Malayalam

വിക്ഷുബ്ധമായ, ഉദ്ധാമമായ, ഇളകിയ, കലഹിക്കുന്ന, തകരാറുണ്ടാക്കുന്ന
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turbulent in Kannada
ಪ್ರಕ್ಷುಬ್ಧ, ಗಲಭೆಯ, ಗೊಂದಲದ, ಚಡಪಡಿಸುವ
turbulent in Punjabi
ਉਥਲ-ਪੁਥਲ ਵਾਲੀ
turbulent in Nepali
उथलपुथलपूर्ण
turbulent in Persian
متلاطم motalâtem

Examples of turbulent in a sentence

  • The study of fluid dynamics quantifies turbulent and laminar flows.
  • The faster an F1 car goes, the more turbulent the aerodynamic wake it leaves behind it.
  • As the political climate has grown more turbulent, interest in self-care has risen.

All 38 example sentences with turbulent

Forms of turbulent

comparativemore turbulent
superlativemost turbulent

Origin of turbulent

From Middle English turbulent, from Middle French turbulent, from Latin turbulentus, from turba (“disorder, tumult, crowd”).

Words formed from turbulent

Phrases with turbulent

Questions about turbulent

What does turbulent mean?
Turbulent means violently disturbed or agitated; tempestuous, tumultuous.
What is turbulent in Tamil?
Turbulent in Tamil is கிளர்ந்தெழுகின்ற, குமுறலான, கொந்தளிப்பான. See Turbulent meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is turbulent?
Turbulent is an adjective.
How do you pronounce turbulent?
Turbulent is pronounced /ˈtɜːbjələnt/ (UK).

Words near turbulent in the dictionary

  1. turbulence energies
  2. turbulence energy
  3. turbulences
  4. turbulencies
  5. turbulency
  6. turbulent
  7. turbulent flow
  8. turbulent flows
  9. turbulently
  10. turbulisation
  11. turbulization

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: turbulent (page history and authors); turbulent (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); turbulent (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); turbulent (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); turbulent (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); turbulent (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); turbulent (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); turbulent (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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