Violent+commotion

  • 31Fret — Fret, v. i. 1. To be worn away; to chafe; to fray; as, a wristband frets on the edges. [1913 Webster] 2. To eat in; to make way by corrosion. [1913 Webster] Many wheals arose, and fretted one into another with great excoriation. Wiseman. [1913… …

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  • 32Mutinies — Mutiny Mu ti*ny, n.; pl. {Mutinies}. [From mutine to mutiny, fr. F. se mutiner, fr. F. mutin stubborn, mutinous, fr. OF. meute riot, LL. movita, fr. movitus, for L. motus, p. p. of movere to move. See {Move}.] 1. Insurrection against constituted… …

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  • 33Mutiny — Mu ti*ny, n.; pl. {Mutinies}. [From mutine to mutiny, fr. F. se mutiner, fr. F. mutin stubborn, mutinous, fr. OF. meute riot, LL. movita, fr. movitus, for L. motus, p. p. of movere to move. See {Move}.] 1. Insurrection against constituted… …

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  • 34Mutiny act — Mutiny Mu ti*ny, n.; pl. {Mutinies}. [From mutine to mutiny, fr. F. se mutiner, fr. F. mutin stubborn, mutinous, fr. OF. meute riot, LL. movita, fr. movitus, for L. motus, p. p. of movere to move. See {Move}.] 1. Insurrection against constituted… …

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  • 35Seethe — Seethe, v. i. To be a state of ebullition or violent commotion; to be hot; to boil. 1 Sam. ii. 13. [1913 Webster] A long Pointe, round which the Mississippi used to whirl, and seethe, and foam. G. W. Cable. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 36To toss for — Toss Toss, v. i. 1. To roll and tumble; to be in violent commotion; to write; to fling. [1913 Webster] To toss and fling, and to be restless, only frets and enrages our pain. Tillotson. [1913 Webster] 2. To be tossed, as a fleet on the ocean.… …

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  • 37To toss up — Toss Toss, v. i. 1. To roll and tumble; to be in violent commotion; to write; to fling. [1913 Webster] To toss and fling, and to be restless, only frets and enrages our pain. Tillotson. [1913 Webster] 2. To be tossed, as a fleet on the ocean.… …

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  • 38Toss — Toss, v. i. 1. To roll and tumble; to be in violent commotion; to write; to fling. [1913 Webster] To toss and fling, and to be restless, only frets and enrages our pain. Tillotson. [1913 Webster] 2. To be tossed, as a fleet on the ocean. Shak.… …

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  • 39Al-Muzzammil — ←  Sura 73 of the Qur an  → سورة المزمل Sūrat al Muzzammil The Enshrouded One Arabic text · Translations Classification …

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  • 40stormy — stormily, adv. storminess, n. /stawr mee/, adj., stormier, stormiest. 1. affected, characterized by, or subject to storms; tempestuous: a stormy sea. 2. characterized by violent commotion, actions, speech, passions, etc.: a stormy debate. [1150… …

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