colly

verb

Definition of collynext
chiefly British dialect
as in to mess

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for colly
  1. mess
  2. jumble
  3. muddle
  4. disorder
  5. disarray
  6. discolor
Verb
  • Georgia Tech coach Brent Key quietly has turned a Yellow Jackets mess back into a solid program.
    Chris Vannini, The Athletic, 19 Aug. 2024
  • Best Walmart Black Friday Cordless Vacuum Deals Cordless vacuums can make cleaning up small, everyday messes a simple task.
    Rachel Trujillo, People.com, 29 Nov. 2024
Definition of mess
Verb
  • They were stacked in teetering towers, jumbled in messy piles.
    Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024
  • This kind of discovery is rare for Clovis technology, which usually has remains of many more visits and activities all jumbled together.
    Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 29 Oct. 2024
Definition of jumble
Verb
  • What to watch: The October jobs report was muddled by hurricane and strike disruptions.
    Courtenay Brown, Axios, 3 Dec. 2024
  • While the critical response to Gladiator is somewhat muddled (it is typically considered to be in the middle of the pack of Best Picture winners), no other gladiator movie quite captures the gory glory of Rome.
    James Grebey, Vulture, 22 Nov. 2024
Definition of muddle
Verb
  • Climate change is so far advanced that its effects will disorder society for generations to come.
    Richard Sennett, Foreign Affairs, 30 Oct. 2020
  • On a molecular level, sarcomeres—proteins that aid contraction—were shorter and disordered after space exposure, and cells’ mitochondria, responsible for energy production, had become deformed.
    Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Sep. 2024
Definition of disorder
Verb
  • The film’s most trenchant scenes involve Gere in states of repose or regret or nostalgia, especially when psychically disarrayed in a chair with a camera facing toward him, wondering what, for example, desire smells like.
    Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 6 Dec. 2024
  • Seen in a video that moves through the abandoned and disarrayed hallways of the pediatric intensive care unit at Al-Nasr Children’s Hospital in northern Gaza were several babies whose unattended bodies lay on separate hospital beds.
    Yasmine Salam, NBC News, 2 Dec. 2023
Definition of disarray
Verb
  • Pro tip: Pat skin dry with a white towel after rinsing, as benzoyl peroxide can discolor fabric.
    Deanna Pai, Allure, 13 Dec. 2024
  • Keep in Mind The silicone heads can discolor over time.
    Tabitha Britt, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Aug. 2024
Definition of discolor
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