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hurly
hurly (ˈhɜːlɪ) npl -liespl -lies1. commotion; hurly-burly; uproar; confusion2. a variant spelling of hurley3. dialect Scot a large wheeled barrow or hand-carthurl•y (ˈhɜr li) n., pl. hurl•ies. commotion; hurly-burly. hurly
hurly-burlyA wild and chaotic situation. Boy, it was a real hurly burly in there once the kids started tearing into their Christmas presents.hurly burlyA noisy confusion. To hurl is to throw, and “hurly burly” is based on the image of a mob throwing things around chaotically. The phrase appears in the opening scene of Shakespeare's Macbeth when the witches chant, “When shall we three meet again / In thunder, lightning, or in rain? / When the hurlyburly's done, / When the battle's lost and won.”See also: burly, hurly |