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- Dictionaryhurl·y-burl·y/ˌhərlēˈbərlē/
noun
- 1. busy, boisterous activity: "the hurly-burly of school life"
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Hurly-burly is a noun or adjective that means uproar, tumult, or confusion. It comes from an alteration and reduplication of hurling, the past tense of hurl. See synonyms, examples, and word history.
Hurly-burly means noisy activity, especially in a busy or chaotic situation. Learn how to use this word in sentences with examples from the Cambridge English Corpus and other sources.
Hurly-burly definition: noisy disorder and confusion; commotion; uproar; tumult.. See examples of HURLY-BURLY used in a sentence.
A hurly burly is a hubbub or commotion. There’s the hurly burly of the schoolyard, or the hurly burly of a food fight. When there’s a hurly burly, things have gone totally higgledy-piggledy.
Hurly-burly is a noun that means noisy or busy situation, or a state of disorder and confusion. It comes from an obsolete phrase based on hurling, meaning uproar. See synonyms, pronunciation, and examples of usage.
Hurly-burly means noisy activity, especially in a busy or chaotic situation. Learn how to use this word in sentences with synonyms and translations.
Hurly-burly means noisy confusion or tumult. Find the origin, pronunciation, and translations of this phrase, as well as related words and examples, on The Free Dictionary website.
