All 15 Uses of
tumult
in
Gone with the Wind
- And Scarlett was in a tumult about Ashley.†
Chpt 1.4 *
- Ellen's tired mouth smiled into the tumult as she addressed herself first to her husband, as a wife should.†
Chpt 1.4
- A polite tumult broke out under the trees as the guests arose, shaking crumbs from laps.†
Chpt 1.6
- But the rest of his speech was lost in the storm and tumult of clapping hands and cheering voices.†
Chpt 2.9
- The chaperons' corner was in tumult and Mrs. Meade, anxious to support her husband in an action of which she heartily disapproved, was at a disadvantage.†
Chpt 2.9
- Above the tumult sounded the voice of the little Zouave, his Creole accent very obvious: "Eef I may—twenty dollars for Mees Maybelle Merriwether."†
Chpt 2.9
- Forgotten in the tumult, little Wade crouched behind the banisters on the front porch, peering out onto the lawn like a caged, frightened rabbit, his eyes wide with terror, sucking his thumb and hiccoughing.†
Chpt 3.18
- Scarlett screamed to her, but the tumult of the crowd drowned her voice and the carriage rocked madly by.†
Chpt 3.21
- She felt something brush her hair and wondered vaguely through her tumult if it were his lips.†
Chpt 3.23
- There was a glow of grim pride in her usually gentle face, approbation and a fierce joy in her smile that equaled the fiery tumult in Scarlett's own bosom.†
Chpt 3.26
- There was a tumult of sound as everyone but Scarlett swarmed about the fainting Melanie, everyone crying out in alarm, scurrying into the house for water and pillows, and in a moment Scarlett and Uncle Peter were left standing alone on the walk.†
Chpt 3.30
- Gerald, Will and Ashley sat about the room smoking, smiling at the feminine tumult.†
Chpt 4.32
- So the tumult of gossip, surmise and deep suspicion which followed the announcement of his quiet wedding to Scarlett was not surprising.†
Chpt 4.36
- Somehow Melanie made her way to the center of the excited throng and somehow made her usually soft voice heard above the tumult.†
Chpt 4.41
- There was too great a tumult of conflicting ideas in her mind for her to sort them out.†
Chpt 5.55
Definition:
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(tumult as in: tumult in financial markets) confusion or disorder -- often noisy