Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tumult

/ˈtuː.mʌlt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.70 in modern English

Syllables: tu-mult
IPA: /ˈtuː.mʌlt/

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Confused, agitated noise as made by a crowd.

noun

A violent commotion or agitation, often with a confusion of sounds.

noun

A riot or uprising.

verb

To make a tumult; to be in great commotion.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"Till in loud tumult all the Greeks arose."
"the tumult of the elements"
"the tumult of the spirits or passions"
"This is what I wanted my story 'Snapshot' to sound like — a very cold surface, with heat and passion beneath. The icy surface is going to break and you're totally engulfed in the tumult."
"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."
"Importuning and tumulting even to the fear of a revolt."

Etymology

From Old French tumulte, from Latin tumultus (“noise, tumult”).

Origin

Source language: Old French

Word Breakdown

Root: *tewh₂-, tumulte, tumultus

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈtuː.mʌlt/
British English: /ˈtjuː.mʌlt/

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

tumults (plural) tumults (present, singular) tumulting (participle, present) tumulted (participle, past) tumulted (past)

Frequently Paired Words

tumultuous

Synonyms

uproar ruckus hurly-burly commotion din ruction rumpus turmoil

Rhymes With

result adult cult death cult insult consult occult ult exult penult antepenult preantepenult

Questions

How do you pronounce tumult?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtuː.mʌlt/.
What does tumult mean?: Confused, agitated noise as made by a crowd.
Where does tumult come from?: It is traced to Old French.

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