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hälinä — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • bother verb To annoy or disturb someone, or to cause them trouble.
  • commotion noun A sudden burst of noisy confusion or disturbance.
  • hubbub noun A loud, confused noise made by a crowd of people talking or shouting at once; an uproar.
  • kerfuffle noun A disorderly outburst, disturbance, commotion, or tumult.
  • tumult noun Loud, confused noise made by an excited or angry crowd.

Senses

hälinä is used for these senses in English:

  • bother Fuss, ado.
  • commotion An agitated disturbance or a hubbub.
  • crosstalk Conversation that is incidental to the topic under discussion.
  • flutter in the dovecote (idiomatic) A disturbance, usually one caused within a group of people who are generally placid and unexcited.
  • hubbub A confused uproar, commotion, tumult or racket.
  • hustle and bustle (idiomatic) A large amount of activity and work, usually in a noisy surrounding.
  • kerfuffle (chiefly, Commonwealth, informal) A disorderly outburst, disturbance, commotion, or tumult. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]
  • tumult Confused, agitated noise as made by a crowd.

bother — full definition

  1. verb To annoy or disturb someone, or to cause them trouble.
  2. verb To take the trouble to do something, especially when it might be seen as unnecessary.
  3. noun A minor annoyance, fuss, or inconvenience.
  4. intj A mild exclamation of annoyance.

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