hurly-burly

Hear it
Hear it

Phonetic Respelling: [ hur-lee-bur-lee, -bur- ]

Definition: Play

n. a disorderly outburst or tumult

Sentence: Play Play

She stayed inside to avoid the hurly-burly of the mob gathering outside.

More example sentences:

She stayed inside to avoid the hurly-burly of the mob gathering outside.

Hear it Hear it
Right
Left

Synonyms: Play

turmoil; uproar; hubbub; confusion

Antonyms: Play

calm; peace

How many syllables in hurly-burly?

4 syllables Play Syllables Game

Divide hurly-burly into syllables:

hur-ly-bur-ly

Test drive some of our other games

Play now to sample our spelling, vocabulary and typing games.
Vocabulary Games (8 games)
Spelling Games (9 games)

VocabClass lessons are designed to engage students, improve motivation in learning the subject matter, and generate better results. Long-term retention is our focus and by making the learning process fun, our gamified approach has a positive impact on this goal.

View all games!

YEAH. Try it FREE!

Gitf box

Try our 7-day Free Trial to test drive
the VocabClass program.

Sign up for a 7-Day Free Trial Not now, thank you
View all games!
Back to main site