rumpuses

noun

plural of rumpus
as in disturbances
a state of noisy, confused activity the kids made such a rumpus that they woke up everyone else in the house

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rumpuses
  1. disturbances
  2. commotions
  3. stirs
  4. turmoils
  5. noises
  6. rows
  7. storms
  8. rackets
Noun
  • Not getting enough sleep, not being able to get to sleep and waking up during the night are all signs of sleep disturbances.
    — Doreen Samelson, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
  • What begins as relatively weak shear disturbances can quickly evolve into major waves and vortices.
    — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of disturbances
Noun
  • Over the past year, men’s ski jumping has been marred by Norway’s cheating scandal and more recent genital manipulation rumors, which has become one of the early commotions of the Milano-Cortina Games.
    — Sara Germano, Sportico.com, 8 Feb. 2026
Definition of commotions
Noun
  • Refrigerated pie crust helps this pie come together with just a few stirs of the whisk.
    — Patricia S York, Southern Living, 19 Apr. 2026
Definition of stirs
Noun
  • About two couples, connected and dependent on one another, raising their kids alongside each other, facing the same turmoils, the same existential questions.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Mayer and Strong offer a broad pop-history lesson, in which the same tensions and turmoils churn on and on in their terrible cycle throughout the decades; the only thing that’s changed are the aesthetics.
    — Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Definition of turmoils
Noun
  • The noises and bumps of the fast-moving bus faded into the background.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 6 Aug. 2026
  • The immersive retreat starts off with period costumes and séances, but there are also strange noises, symbols and other sightings.
    — Felecia Wellington Radel, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of noises
Noun
  • Underneath a giant tent with rows of colorful lanterns, crowds of hungry visitors flocked Saturday to stalls dishing out plates of teriyaki chicken, karaage and okonomiyaki pancakes.
    — Haley Parsley, Sacbee.com, 8 Aug. 2026
  • The same fans forced to move rows back — or even higher into the upper bowl — after years of never worrying about being priced out by the organization as Laney-Hamilton became Brooklyn’s first WNBA star.
    — Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of rows
Noun
  • New York City is activating its heat and flash flood emergency plans for Thursday and Friday due to dangerous temperatures and storms in the forecast.
    — Katie Houlis, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Several rounds of showers and thunderstorms are expected Wednesday into Thursday morning, with a few storms capable of damaging winds and heavy downpours, the National Weather Service said.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of storms
Noun
  • Fujimori centered her campaign around promises to improve security in Peru, where extortion rackets have become a significant problem.
    — Franklin Briceño, Los Angeles Times, 28 July 2026
  • The allegation was just part of a drumbeat of US criticism over the cartels’ political protection rackets.
    — Mary Beth Sheridan, CNN Money, 25 July 2026
Definition of rackets
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