† obstreperatev.
Obsolete. rare.
intransitive. To make a loud noise.
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the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > loudness > confused sound > [verb (intransitive)] > uproar or tumult
clamourc1400
rumblec1405
shout1513
racket1617
to keep a (bad, etc.) quarter1632
to raise a dust1649
obstreperate1765
row1797
uproar1834
to raise Cain1840
to raise the mischief1840
to raise (also lift) the roof1845
steven1855
tow-row1877
1765 L. Sterne Life Tristram Shandy VII. xxii. 79 Thump—thump—obstreperated the abbess..with the end of her gold-headed cane against the bottom of the calesh.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online June 2021).
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