tumult
tumult is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 4 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.Till in loud tumult all the Greeks arose. Pope.
- 2.Violent commotion or agitation, with confusion of sounds; as, the tumult of the elements. Addison.
- 3.Irregular or confused motion; agitation; high excitement; as, the tumult of the spirits or passions.
- 4.To make a tumult; to be in great commotion. [Obs.] Importuning and tumulting even to the fear of a revolt. Milton.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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- What is till in loud tumult all the Greeks arose. Pope called?
- What is violent commotion or agitation, with confusion of sounds; as, the tumult of the elements. Addison called?
- What is irregular or confused motion; agitation; high excitement; as, the tumult of the spirits or passions called?
- What is to make a tumult; to be in great commotion. [Obs.] Importuning and tumulting even to the fear of a revolt. Milton called?
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- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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