helter-skelter

[ hel-ter-skel-ter ]

/ ˈhɛl tərˈskɛl tər /

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adverb

in headlong and disorderly haste: The children ran helter-skelter all over the house.

in a haphazard manner; without regard for order: Clothes were scattered helter-skelter about the room.

adjective

carelessly hurried; confused: They ran in a mad, helter-skelter fashion for the exits.

disorderly; haphazard: Books and papers were scattered on the desk in a helter-skelter manner.

noun

tumultuous disorder; confusion.

Origin of helter-skelter

1585–95; rhyming compound, perhaps based on *skelt,Middle English skelten to hasten (< ?); reduplication with initial h parallel to hubble-bubble, higgledy-piggledy, etc.

Words nearby helter-skelter

help screens, Helsingborg, Helsingør, Helsinki, Helsinki Conference, helter-skelter, helve, Helvellyn, Helvetia, Helvetian, Helvetic

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Example sentences from the Web for helter-skelter

It was a helter-skelter game that made no pattern but provided a lot of fun and screaming.
The Fourth R|George Oliver Smith
As she remembered now, on her way downstairs that night she had met him coming up; Mr. Mapy was running, helter-skelter too.
Rich Man, Poor Man|Maximilian Foster
On our side was Worldiness running up and down, helter-skelter; on the other, the repose of Kismet.
From sketch-book and diary|Elizabeth Butler
This gallop is a fine bit of helter-skelter, over ice brilliant as glass.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 64, No. 393, July 1848|Various

In helter-skelter style but with great speed, one boat after another was lowered away and filled with armed pirates.
Blackbeard: Buccaneer|Ralph D. Paine

British Dictionary definitions for helter-skelter

helter-skelter

/ (ˈhɛltəˈskɛltə) /

adjective

haphazard or carelessly hurried

adverb

in a helter-skelter manner

noun

British a high spiral slide, as at a fairground

disorder or haste

Word Origin for helter-skelter

C16: probably of imitative origin

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单词	helter-skelter
释义	helter-skelter [ hel-ter-skel-ter ] / ˈhɛl tərˈskɛl tər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR helter-skelter ON THESAURUS.COM adverb in headlong and disorderly haste: The children ran helter-skelter all over the house. in a haphazard manner; without regard for order: Clothes were scattered helter-skelter about the room. adjective carelessly hurried; confused: They ran in a mad, helter-skelter fashion for the exits. disorderly; haphazard: Books and papers were scattered on the desk in a helter-skelter manner. noun tumultuous disorder; confusion. Origin of helter-skelter 1585–95; rhyming compound, perhaps based on *skelt,Middle English skelten to hasten (< ?); reduplication with initial h parallel to hubble-bubble, higgledy-piggledy, etc. Words nearby helter-skelter help screens, Helsingborg, Helsingør, Helsinki, Helsinki Conference, helter-skelter, helve, Helvellyn, Helvetia, Helvetian, Helvetic Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for helter-skelter It was a helter-skelter game that made no pattern but provided a lot of fun and screaming. The Fourth R\|George Oliver Smith As she remembered now, on her way downstairs that night she had met him coming up; Mr. Mapy was running, helter-skelter too. Rich Man, Poor Man\|Maximilian Foster On our side was Worldiness running up and down, helter-skelter; on the other, the repose of Kismet. From sketch-book and diary\|Elizabeth Butler This gallop is a fine bit of helter-skelter, over ice brilliant as glass. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 64, No. 393, July 1848\|Various In helter-skelter style but with great speed, one boat after another was lowered away and filled with armed pirates. Blackbeard: Buccaneer\|Ralph D. Paine British Dictionary definitions for helter-skelter helter-skelter / (ˈhɛltəˈskɛltə) / adjective haphazard or carelessly hurried adverb in a helter-skelter manner noun British a high spiral slide, as at a fairground disorder or haste Word Origin for helter-skelter C16: probably of imitative origin Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to helter-skelter chaotic, haphazard, hurried, headlong, jumbled, arbitrary, carelessly, confused, disorderly, hastily, hit or miss, random, recklessly, slapdash, hurry-scurry, about, any which way, anyhow, around, hotfoot
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helter-skelter

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Origin of helter-skelter

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British Dictionary definitions for helter-skelter

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