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Meanings of
helter-skelter
in inglês
espanhol
al azar
Back to the meaning
Haphazardly.
every which way
espanhol
al azar
Lacking a visible order or organization.
chaotic
Related terms
disorganized
disorganised
With undue hurry and confusion.
pell-mell
Related terms
hurried
Synonyms
Examples for "
pell-mell
"
pell-mell
Examples for "
pell-mell
"
1
The overseer took horse within the hour and rode
pell
-
mell
to Matanzas.
2
Across the road and through the barbed-wire fence he led them
pell
-
mell
.
3
The gates opened, and we rushed
pell
-
mell
across the fields to safety.
4
With a series of appalling yells the enemy turned and fled
pell
-
mell
.
5
It is an indescribable
pell
-
mell
,
with cries of terror and prolonged groans.
Usage of
helter-skelter
in inglês
1
Immediately the whole band broke up and rushed
helter
-
skelter
in all directions.
2
Tuesday begins a
helter
-
skelter
scramble to the finish, especially for the Republicans.
3
There was a good deal of her mother's
helter
-
skelter
explosiveness in her
4
The shelves were stuffed with a
helter
-
skelter
collection of books and comics.
5
For an unguessable length of time this
helter
-
skelter
process occupied her mind.
6
Two of the whippersnappers played pivotal roles in a
helter
-
skelter
first half.
7
They set off wildly then, plunging
helter
-
skelter
into the silent, heartless wood.
8
Sometimes, but not very often, she threw them
helter
-
skelter
about the room.
9
His
helter
-
skelter
,
full-court, full-time intensity blurs the line between defense and offense.
10
The lines of civilians were driven
helter
-
skelter
to cover-where , Idon'tknow.
11
Here was another
helter
-
skelter
example, and the latest twist in Arsenal's impossible-to-script campaign.
12
The year of M&A
helter
-
skelter
makes this new madness somehow fitting.
13
In a
helter
-
skelter
second half the South Americans struck back twice.
14
The children came in
helter
-
skelter
,
tumbling over one another like so many puppies.
15
Again are the gorgeous furnishings of the forty rooms thrown
helter
-
skelter
.
16
Nobody but he could have twisted and turned in such a
helter
-
skelter
fashion.
Other examples for "helter-skelter"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
Frequent collocations
go helter-skelter
Translations for
helter-skelter
espanhol
al azar
Helter-skelter
through the time