[ UK /ɹˈʌmpəs/ ]
NOUN
  1. the act of making a noisy disturbance
VERB
  1. cause a disturbance
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How To Use rumpus In A Sentence

  • The contrived rumpus over Section 28 is nothing.
  • The transfer rumpus left the defender attempting to re-focus attention on the tie at Wycombe, the winners of which will face a trip to either Grimsby or York in round four.
  • He kicked up a rumpus wherever he went.
  • 'Noo yo'll not mak a rumpus, Davy,' he said, mistrustfully. The History of David Grieve
  • In the end the Great Budget Stramash of 2009 will most likely be forgotten and, to the extent history recalls the rumpus it will conclude that it was a no score draw. John Terry’s sacking as England captain tells us something interesting...
  • The Munali rumpus is a warning that their actions can generate reactions that only help to aggravate the situation and estrange them from an otherwise sympathetic public.
  • There's a real rumpus going on upstairs.
  • Perhaps mindful of the rumpus which had occurred between them the previous day, the referee warned him three times for not making enough effort to allow his opponent a clear view of the ball.
  • The 28-year-old lost more than half his ear in the rumpus which spilled onto the pavement outside Zinc in Lucy Road.
  • A right royal rumpus has erupted over York's Golden Jubilee Rugby League Festival after a team from Oxford tried once again to muscle in on the event.
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