Both Uses
commotion
in
Cold Sassy Tree
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- Looking up, she saw me, smiled and said, "What's all the commotion outside, honey?†
*commotion = noisy disturbance
- While he poked around on my stomach, felt my bones, and told Mama not to give me anything but liquids tonight, we heard a commotion at the door and Grandpa's voice boomed out from the veranda: "Gosh a'mighty!†
Definitions:
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(1)
(commotion) a disturbance -- typically noisy
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)