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How to pronounce rumpus in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms commotion, din, ruckus, ruction, tumult
Type of disturbance
Has types ado, stir, hustle, bustle, flurry, fuss
Type Words
Type of agitate, foment, stir up

Examples of rumpus

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Mr Lansley's plans might have caused less of a rumpus with more explicit warning.
From the economist.com
But that didn't stop the rumpus that erupted north of the Massachusetts border.
From the bostonherald.com
I found it behind the couch in our rumpus room at age 22, so I got a do-over.
From the chron.com
It's a classic 1950s bungalow on a 651 sqm block with a rumpus room and a basement.
From the smh.com.au
The expense claims rumpus couldn't have come at a worse time for the Prime Minister.
From the time.com
The employee buyout offer that kicked off the rumpus gestated for two years.
From the time.com
Now his latest book, newly published in Polish, has caused a fresh rumpus.
From the economist.com
The home has a finished basement that originally served as the children's rumpus room.
From the post-gazette.com
The late, great Christopher Lloyd, always one for a rumpus, affected to dislike camellias.
From the telegraph.co.uk
More examples
  • Cause a disturbance
  • Commotion: the act of making a noisy disturbance
  • Rumpus is a rock band from Sheffield, England. Dave Attwood (drums) and Ian Hutchinson (guitar) now play in a band called Baby Long Legs, and Danny Lowe (vocals) and Chris Moody (bass) play in a band called Crystal Teet Heart. Simon Banks (guitar & vocals) now works as a sound engineer.
  • Commotion; noise; uproar.