rumpus

Speech parts

1. rumpus - Noun

2. rumpus - Verb

Meaning

A disturbance; noise and confusion; a quarrel.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

ruckus din turmoil commotion tumult ruction babel ado pandemonium bedlam affray fight noise row disorder

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Antonyms

hush agreement answer approval acceptance custom

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Hypernyms

disturbance agitate foment stir up

Hyponyms

ado stir flurry fuss bustle hustle

Phrases with the word

raise a rumpus kick up a rumpus

Examples

Let the wild rumpus start! Maurice Sendak

I've always loved the wild rumpus in 'Where the Wild Things Are' by Maurice Sendak, because the words disappear, the pictures take up the whole page, and we move forward in the story by turning the pages. Brian Selznick

And now," cried Max, "let the wild rumpus start! Maurice Sendak

Gideon is now considered the last of Fergus' six children and a younger half-brother of Rumpus McFowl, Scrooge McDuck, De' Paperoni McDuck, Matilda McDuck and Hortense McDuck. Source: Internet

At the Wild Rumpus in Minneapolis, where Drew Sieplinga is the events coordinator, she said was the top book the store's teen book club voted to read. Source: Internet

Amanda, thanks so much for agreeing to an interview here on Writers’ Rumpus! Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

rumpsteak rumpty rumpty-tumpty rumpus room rumpy rumpy-pumpy