- hurly
- noun Etymology: probably short for hurly-burly Date: 1594 uproar, tumult
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Hurly — Hur ly, n. [Cf. F. hurler to howl.] Noise; confusion; uproar. [1913 Webster] That, with the hurly, death itself awakes. Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hurly — [hʉr′lē] n. [< HURL] Archaic uproar; turmoil … English World dictionary
hurly — /ˈhɜli/ (say herlee) noun (plural hurlies) commotion; hurly burly. {shortened form of hurly burly} …
hurly — /herr lee/, n., pl. hurlies. 1. commotion; hurly burly. 2. Brit. hurley. [1590 1600] * * * … Universalium
hurly — hurl•y [[t]ˈhɜr li[/t]] n. pl. hurl•ies commotion; hurly burly … From formal English to slang
hurly — ˈhərlē noun ( es) Etymology: probably short for hurly burly (I) : confusion, uproar, tumult … Useful english dictionary
Hurly-burly — Hur ly bur ly, n. [Reduplicated fr. OE. hurly confusion: cf. F. hurler to howl, yell, L. ululare; or cf. E. hurry.] Tumult; bustle; confusion. Shak. [1913 Webster] All places were filled with tumult and hurly burly. Knolles. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hurly-burly — [hʉr′lē bʉr′lē] n. pl. hurly burlies [prob. extended < HURLY] a turmoil; uproar; hubbub; confusion adj. disorderly and confused … English World dictionary
Hurly Burly — (engl.), 1) arges Getös; 2) Alles durch einander, wie Kraut u. Rüben; 3) Freudengeschrei der englischen Matrosen; 4) ohne alle Umstände, gerade zu … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
hurly-burly — also hurlyburly, 1530s, apparently an alteration of phrase hurling and burling, reduplication of 14c. hurling commotion, tumult, verbal noun of HURL (Cf. hurl) (q.v.). Hurling time was the name applied by chroniclers to the period of tumult and… … Etymology dictionary
