Which Does Tumultuous Mean?

1 : marked by tumult : loud, excited, and emotional tumultuous applause. 2 : tending or disposed to cause or incite a tumult the laws … were violated by a tumultuous faction— Edward Gibbon. 3 : marked by violent or overwhelming turbulence or upheaval tumultuous passions.

What is the meaning of the word Tumultous?

full of tumult or riotousness; marked by disturbance and uproar: a tumultuous celebration. raising a great clatter and commotion; disorderly or noisy: a tumultuous crowd of students. highly agitated, as the mind or emotions; distraught; turbulent.

How do you use the word tumultuous?

Tumultuous Sentence Examples
  1. The tumultuous storm was beginning to lose some of its fury.
  2. The first session was tumultuous; party feeling ran high, and scurrilous and vulgar epithets were bandied to and fro.
  3. He touched his face, tumultuous emotions crossing his face.
James H. Sterling

James H. Sterling

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