Sekirov Dictionary

tumult

UK /ˈtjuː.mʌlt/US /ˈtuː.mʌlt/

noun 3
verb 1
forms 3

noun3

•
Confused, agitated noise as made by a crowd.
- Till in loud tumult all the Greeks arose. — 1725
•
A violent commotion or agitation, often with a confusion of sounds.
- the tumult of the spirits or passions
A riot or uprising.

verb1

•
(no longer used) To make a tumult; to be in great commotion.
- Importuning and tumulting even to the fear of a revolt. — 1643

forms

tumulted · tumulting · tumults

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