We had to shout to be heard over the tumult.
The country was in tumult.
Her mind was in a tumult of emotions.
Recent Examples on the WebDespite Haiti’s tumult, some residents believe their country will only suffer if foreign intervention is allowed.—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 28 Mar. 2024 Can all this emotional tumult help account for the simultaneously ecstatic yet thwarted quality in so many great Bonnards?—Sebastian Smee, Washington Post, 27 Mar. 2024 In the tumult, a fragile pro-Western government quickly took power.—Michael Schwirtz, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2024 Through all the tumult, Arrival still represented the U.K.’s dream to be a hub for EV-makers.—Prarthana Prakash, Fortune Europe, 6 Feb. 2024 Read More: How Marjorie Taylor Greene Became a Biden Campaign Punchline
The current tumult within the Republican Party has Democrats cautiously optimistic.—Nik Popli, TIME, 3 Apr. 2024 The delicacy of Bryan’s lyrics, and the intimacy of his songs, was stripped away at a live show and replaced by the tumult of communal experience.—Travis M. Andrews, Washington Post, 28 Mar. 2024 Chun’s stewardship of Cougar athletics was the one constant through the tumult that began Aug. 4, when the Pac-12 collapsed.—Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2024 Armstrong also writes often about feeling insane, a condition only aggravated by the tumult and cognitive dissonance of the twenty-first century.—Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker, 22 Jan. 2024
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Word History
Etymology
Middle English tumulte, from Anglo-French, from Latin tumultus; perhaps akin to Sanskrit tumula noisy
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