Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: turmoil
IPA transcription: [t'ɝm,ɔɪl]
Pronunciations of turmoil
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noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: convulsion, turmoil, upheaval
    Meaning: a violent disturbance; "the convulsions of the stock market"
  • Synonyms: tumult, turmoil
    Meaning: violent agitation
Usage examples
  • What, exactly was the cause of the turmoil?'
  • One war correspondent who visited headquarters in the midst of the War's turmoil, thus describes his visit:
  • After a time there were no sounds but the cries of the mourners within and the gusty turmoil of the wind without.
  • He felt that delicious turmoil of ideas which with him accompanied the building up of a story round its central character.
  • In the general turmoil, we took flight into British Columbia, and the journey is still vividly remembered by all our family.
  • The turmoil changed in character, irregular crevassed surface giving way to huge chasms, closely packed and most difficult to cross.
  • So she was not surprised to see the river in such a turmoil when, after a hasty breakfast, she and Uncle Henry walked beside the flood.
  • Still, science teaches us that with all this turmoil and change nothing either of matter or energy is lost, but that it is simply undergoing one eternal round of change.
  • Tirelessly she continued her efforts to care for the wounded and comfort the fighting soldiers, heedless of the bullets that came her way or of the general turmoil of battle.
0. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Julius Caesar, License CC BY-SA 4.0
1. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording George V, License CC BY-SA 4.0
2. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording The Beatles, License CC BY-SA 4.0