[ UK /tjuːmˈʌlt‍ʃuːəs/ ]
[ US /ˌtuˈməɫˌtʃuəs/ ]
ADJECTIVE
  1. characterized by unrest or disorder or insubordination
    effects of the struggle will be violent and disruptive
    riotous times
    these troubled areas
    a turbulent and unruly childhood
    the tumultuous years of his administration
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How To Use tumultuous In A Sentence

  • The tumultuous Cultural Revolution was chiefly responsible for the searing desire for change in China.
  • Rimna held his hands up for silence, not even trying to speak over the tumultuous noise.
  • The state defines unlawful assembly as a threat of ‘tumultuous disturbance of the peace.’
  • After a tumultuous turn of events, the general cast of the show is nailed down as the three end up shipless on one of the large continents.
  • It's been a tumultuous day at the international trade negotiations in Brussels.
  • Hooting matatu taxis add to the confusion with their somewhat tumultuous chaos.
  • The world has been going through a tumultuous period since the dawn of the 1990s, with no sign of relief in sight.
  • Sting left the stage to a tumultuous round of applause and three of the Beatles took over, Paul being the surprising omission.
  • Intensely narcissistic people often live tumultuous lives, as few people can tolerate them for long.
  • On a recent train journey a nearby couple had a comically tumultuous and very public break-up, which she duly live-tweeted in all its glory.
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