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noun
- 1. a noisy disturbance; a row: informal "he caused a rumpus with his flair for troublemaking"
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The meaning of RUMPUS is a usually noisy commotion. How to use rumpus in a sentence.
RUMPUS definition: 1. a lot of noise, especially a loud and confused argument or complaint: 2. a lot of noise…. Learn more.
There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun rumpus. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
Synonyms for RUMPUS: commotion, disturbance, stir, fuss, turmoil, hurry, racket, noise; Antonyms of RUMPUS: rest, peace, quiet, hush, tranquillity, calm, stillness, tranquility
A rumpus is an uproar or a commotion. Setting a litter of excited puppies loose in a kindergarten classroom would be sure to cause a rumpus. While a rumpus can be loud and boisterous, like the rumpus underneath a piñata in the midst of a huge birthday party, others take the form of heated arguments.
RUMPUS meaning: 1. a lot of noise, especially a loud and confused argument or complaint: 2. a lot of noise…. Learn more.
If someone or something causes a rumpus, they cause a lot of noise or argument. He had actually left the company a year before the rumpus started. Synonyms: commotion , row , noise , confusion More Synonyms of rumpus
Sounds or a sound, especially when loud, confused, or disagreeable: babel, clamor, din, hubbub, hullabaloo, noise, pandemonium, racket, tumult, uproar. 2. Offensively loud and insistent utterances, especially of disapproval: clamor, hullabaloo, outcry, uproar, vociferation. Idiom: hue and cry. The American Heritage® Roget's Thesaurus.
Rumpus definition: a noisy or violent disturbance; commotion; uproar. See examples of RUMPUS used in a sentence.
Definition of rumpus noun in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
