Sample sentences for TUMULT - verbalworkout.com

2 meanings

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1 —as in:
couldn't hear over the tumult

Definition

loud noise — usually created by an unrestrained crowd or some kind of confusion

The announcement was greeted with such a tumult that the speaker couldn't be heard.

tumult = loud disorderly noise

Other Uses (with this meaning)

The performance was followed by tumultuous applause.

tumultuous = loud and unrestrained

I couldn't hear her over the tumult.

tumult = loud disorderly noise

The teams walked onto the field to tumultuous applause.
J.K. Rowling -- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

tumultuous = loud and unrestrained

A tumult of conversation rose behind him.
Orson Scott Card -- Ender's Game

tumult = loud and disorderly

The upraised hand of Mr. Justice Wargrave calmed the tumult.
Agatha Christie -- And Then There Were None

tumult = noise and disorder

Then, amid tumultuous applause, out walked Gordie Howe, one of the legends of the game.
Malcolm Gladwell -- Outliers

tumultuous = loud and unrestrained

Frankenstein, who was dozing, awoke and asked the cause of the tumult.
Mary Shelley -- Frankenstein

tumult = disorderly noise

Then an unmistakable voice rose above the tumult and there was immediate silence.
Chinua Achebe -- Things Fall Apart

tumult = noise from a disorderly event

Lina clutched the edge of the clock tower as if the tumult below might cause her to fall.
Jeanne DuPrau -- The City of Ember

tumult = noise and disorder

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2 —as in:
tumult in financial markets

Definition

confusion or disorder — often noisy

There was tumult in Tijuana as drug cartels fought for control.

tumult = confusion or disorder

Other Uses (with this meaning)

I was lucky to survive the tumultuous years of my youth.

tumultuous = turbulent (with confusion and disorder)

She's writing a book of Afghanistan's tumultuous history.

tumultuous = turbulent (with confusion and disorder)

Presently the tumult died down.
George Orwell -- Animal Farm

tumult = disorderly situation

The physical fight between them is over, replaced by a raging tumult within Lale.
Heather Morris -- The Tattooist of Auschwitz

tumult = state of confusion and disorder

Yesterday was a very tumultuous day, and we're still all wound up.
Anne Frank -- The Diary of a Young Girl

tumultuous = turbulent (confused and disordered)

He discerned fright in that tumult.
Chinua Achebe -- Things Fall Apart

tumult = confusion and disorder

Here, things were obviously in a bit of a tumult.
Frank Beddor -- The Looking Glass Wars

tumult = disorderly situation

They did not appear rich, but they were contented and happy; their feelings were serene and peaceful, while mine became every day more tumultuous.
Mary Shelley -- Frankenstein

tumultuous = turbulent (confused or disordered)

Man created it as a historical record of tumultuous times, and it has evolved through countless translations, additions, and revisions.
Dan Brown -- The Da Vinci Code

tumultuous = turbulent (disorderly)

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