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turbulent::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | disruptive, riotous, troubled, tumultuous |
| Derivation | turbulence |
a turbulent and unruly childhood.
Examples of turbulent
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Dennis Rodman earned plenty of labels during his sometimes turbulent NBA career.
From the stltoday.com
Rolls-Royce's bumpy share price is testament to Rose's at times turbulent reign.
From the guardian.co.uk
Those experiments measured only laminar or smooth flow, which is turbulent free.
From the sciencedaily.com
During turbulent economic cycles, management teams tend to swing to the extreme.
From the businessweek.com
Certainly, the turbulent U.S. economy has not helped the Greenbrier's situation.
From the washingtonpost.com
The film itself is an even more turbulent saga than the brouhaha surrounding it.
From the time.com
Despite a turbulent year for markets, our 2011 portfolio made only a small loss.
From the independent.co.uk
Abraham and Mary Todd Lincoln shared blame for a turbulent and unhappy marriage.
From the timesunion.com
Those decisions alienated him from many in America during those turbulent times.
From the suntimes.com
- Disruptive: characterized by unrest or disorder or insubordination; "effects of the struggle will be violent and disruptive"; "riotous times"; "these troubled areas"; "the tumultuous years of his administration"; "a turbulent and unruly childhood"
- Churning: (of a liquid) agitated vigorously; in a state of turbulence; "the river's roiling current"; "turbulent rapids"
- (turbulently) in a turbulent manner; with turbulence; "the river rolls turbulently boiling"
- (turbulently) stormily: in a stormy or violent manner
- (turbulence) unstable flow of a liquid or gas
- (turbulence) instability in the atmosphere
- In fluid dynamics, turbulence or turbulent flow is a fluid regime characterized by chaotic, stochastic property changes. This includes low momentum diffusion, high momentum convection, and rapid variation of pressure and velocity in space and time. ...
- (Turbulence (1997 film)) Turbulence is a 1997 action thriller film directed by Robert Butler. It stars Ray Liotta and Lauren Holly and was distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
- (Turbulence (2000 film)) Turbulence (Estorvo) is a 2000 Brazilian drama film directed by Ruy Guerra. It was entered into the 2000 Cannes Film Festival.
