All 6 Uses of
tumult
in
Things Fall Apart
- Whenever one of these ancient men appeared in the crowd to dance unsteadily the funeral steps of the tribe, younger men gave way and the tumult subsided.
p. 122.9tumult = confusion or disorder
- But before this quiet and final rite, the tumult increased tenfold.
p. 123.3tumult = noise from a disorderly event
- Then an unmistakable voice rose above the tumult and there was immediate silence.
p. 189.6 *
- The waiting backcloth jumped into tumultuous life and the meeting was stopped.
p. 205.1tumultuous = turbulent (confused and disordered)
- They had broken into tumult instead of action.
p. 205.6tumult = confusion and disorder
- He discerned fright in that tumult.
p. 205.7 *
Definitions:
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(1)
(tumult as in: couldn't hear over the tumult) loud noise -- usually created by an unrestrained crowd or some kind of confusion
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(2)
(tumult as in: tumult in financial markets) confusion or disorder -- often noisy