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plural tumults
Confused, agitated noise as made by a crowd. quotations examples
Till in loud tumult all the Greeks arose.
1725, Homer, “Book III”, in [Alexander Pope], transl., The Odyssey of Homer. […], volume I, London: […] Bernard Lintot
Violent commotion or agitation, often with confusion of sounds. quotations examples
Football is a game of tumult and glory, of small disappointments and lingering dreams, and Mata has played long enough at the highest level to appreciate these truths.
2018 January 1, Donald McRae, “The Guardian footballer of the year 2017: Juan Mata”, in the Guardian
A riot or uprising. examples
third-person singular simple present tumults, present participle tumulting, simple past and past participle tumulted
(obsolete) To make a tumult; to be in great commotion. quotations
Importuning and tumulting even to the fear of a revolt.
1644, J[ohn] M[ilton], The Doctrine or Discipline of Divorce: […], 2nd edition, London: [s.n.], book