Meaning of GARBOIL
| Pronunciation: | | 'gârboyl
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| | Definition: | | [n] a state of commotion and noise and confusion |
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| | Synonyms: | | tumult, tumultuousness, uproar |
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| | See Also: | | combustion, commotion, disruption, disturbance, flutter, hoo-ha, hoo-hah, hurly burly, kerfuffle, stir, to-do, turmoil | |
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| | Definition: | | \Gar"boil\, n. [OF. garbouil; cf. Sp. garbullo, It.
garbuglio; of uncertain origin; the last part is perh. fr. L.
bullire to boil, E. boil.]
Tumult; disturbance; disorder. [Obs.] --Shak.
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