Usage of "commotion" | TermGallery

Catalan

disturbi

Spanish

trastorno

A disorderly outburst or tumult.

Portuguese

Catalan

Spanish

The act of making a noisy disturbance.

escândalo

Confused movement.

whirl

Synonyms

Examples for "whirl"

whirl

Examples for "whirl"

They're unnerving even now, months later; Grand Central without its human whirl. 
 The Irish Times 

She clung to this idea in the whirl of the new life. 
 A Little Journey in the World 

The bow-string holding the stick made it whirl in the hole beneath. 
 Stories of American Life and Adventure 

The animal disappeared, swallowed in the whirl-wind that encompassed her and it. 
 A Man Four-Square 

The storm was coming, and it would have to whirl its course. 
 The Wolf’s Hour 

Usage of commotion in English

That said; a potential commotion could revolve around someone's problem or error. 
 The South African 

The states and the ministers of the allies were instantly in commotion. 
 The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.II. / Continued fro... 

All class distinctions have disappeared; civilian and soldier share in the commotion. 
 The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, V... 

A commotion followed in the mud; a dark knob appeared above water. 
 The Plunderer 

The tidings of despair created a terrible commotion in the starving city. 
 The Rise of the Dutch Republic — Volume 19: 1572-73 

There was commotion in the corridors and chief chamber of the guard-house. 
 The Shadow of a Crime: A Cumbrian Romance 

The matter is serious, very serious indeed; all Hades is in commotion. 
 The Eleven Comedies, Volume 2 

Stay in motion and you'll avoid a lot of commotion this week. 
 Ebony 

A commotion of some sort at the far end of the chamber. 
 Gather, Darkness! 

Y: On the Day when the firmament will be in dreadful commotion. 
 Three Translations of The Koran (Al-Qur'an) side by side 

All through the night there was bustle and commotion in the house. 
 Mary Barton 

For both investors and executives, the recent commotion offers some important lessons. 
 The Irish Times 

The unusual commotion piqued North Hollow's interest despite his frustration and fear. 
 Field of Dishonor 

The house, the neighbourhood, and the whole town were immediately in commotion. 
 The Sorrows of Young Werther 

We have been and are yet in the midst of popular commotion. 
 A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents. Volu... 

It has already excited great commotion in Vermont, and grumblings in Connecticut. 
 Memoir, Correspondence, and Miscellanies, From the Papers of Tho... 