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Definitions for tumultuous
tuˈmʌl tʃu əs, tyu-tu·mul·tuous
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word tumultuous.
Princeton's WordNet
disruptive, riotous, troubled, tumultuous, turbulentadjective
characterized by unrest or disorder or insubordination
"effects of the struggle will be violent and disruptive"; "riotous times"; "these troubled areas"; "the tumultuous years of his administration"; "a turbulent and unruly childhood"
Wiktionary
tumultuousadjective
Noisy and disorderly
tumultuousadjective
Causing tumult
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Tumultuousadjective
Etymology: from tumult; tumultueux, Fr.
The strong rebuff of some tumultuous cloud
Hurry’d him aloft. John Milton.His dire attempt; which nigh the birth
Now rowling, boils in his tumultuous breast,
And like a devilish engine back recoils
Upon himself. John Milton, Parad. Lost.The vital blood, that had forsook my heart,
Returns again in such tumultuous tides,
It quite o’ercomes me. Joseph Addison, Cato.Many civil broils, and tumultuous rebellions, they fairly overcame, by reason of the continual presence of their King, whose only person oftentimes contains the unruly people from a thousand evil occasions. Edmund Spenser, State of Ireland.
Nought rests for me in this tumultuous strife,
But to make open proclamation. William Shakespeare.Furiously running in upon him with tumultuous speech, he violently raught from his head his rich cap of sables. Richard Knolles.
The winds began to speak louder, and as in a tumultuous kingdom, to think themselves fittest instruments of commandment. Philip Sidney, b. ii.
ChatGPT
tumultuous
Tumultuous refers to making a loud, confused noise, or being excited, confused, disorderly, or full of commotion or upheaval. It is often used to describe a state of chaos, disturbance, unrest, or turbulence, either physically or emotionally.
Webster Dictionary
Tumultuousadjective
full of tumult; characterized by tumult; disorderly; turbulent
Tumultuousadjective
conducted with disorder; noisy; confused; boisterous; disorderly; as, a tumultuous assembly or meeting
Tumultuousadjective
agitated, as with conflicting passions; disturbed
Tumultuousadjective
turbulent; violent; as, a tumultuous speech
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of tumultuous in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of tumultuous in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of tumultuous in a Sentence
Innovation takes hold in tumultuous times, no one wants to invest in new technology when everything is going well... but as soon as there is that crisis, it provides that catalyst to invest in new technologies.
Having served in that tumultuous time, I can offer you my personal commitment, clearly and without reservation, that under my leadership on my watch, [the] CIA will not restart such a detention and interrogation program.
The spouse is always the prime suspect, and it doesnt help that her friends are saying that she told them about a tumultuous relationship, she said in an email. Speaking generally, Baden said recent past injuries could be evident on a victims body, depending on how old they are. In some cases, certain injuries can be present for many weeks. You take a discolorationits purple or blue or red or yellow or green and look at it under the microscope, one can get a good idea of how long theyve been there, Baden said. ALEXIS SHARKEYS MOM CONVINCED FOUL PLAY TO BLAME IN DAUGHTERS DEATH Tom Sharkey told local ABC13 he and his wife did not fight before she left that Friday, but he He added:I know what my life was with my wife.
It was specific, really, to the very tumultuous times that were going on in the United States. In the early '70s — in 1970, 1971 — it was actually the worst and most violent time, cities were on fire and the Vietnam War was finally ending, and titanic struggles had forced them [the government] to stop doing this [after] it had been going on for 15 years or more. Awful. And so, I think there was a yearning for something American. And my song fit the bill.
Trump’s absurd utterances to illustrate the president’s tumultuous inner life of paranoia, narcissism and xenophobia.
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