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adjective

Turbulent adj.

Disturbed; agitated; tumultuous; roused to violent commotion; as, the turbulent ocean. "Calm region once, And full of peace, now tossed and turbulent."

Disposed to insubordination and disorder; restless; unquiet; refractory; as, turbulent spirits. "Sagacious, bold, and turbulent of wit."

Producing commotion; disturbing; exciting. "Whose heads that turbulent liquor fills with fumes."

Synonyms: Disturbed; agitated; tumultuous; riotous; seditious; insubordinate; refractory; unquiet.

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Etymology of 'Turbulent'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Turbulent" Quotes from Famous Books

... imagination throughout the rest of the romance. She would then have moved through it like a fate, reappearing in the most solemn moments of the story, and at all times apparent, even when unseen, in her visible influence upon the fierce and passionate character, the sombre and turbulent career, of her guilty lover. In short, we may fairly suppose that, in all the closing scenes of the tragedy, Cleonice would have still figured and acted as one of those supernatural agencies which my father, following the example of his great predecessor, Scott, did not scruple ...

— Pausanias, the Spartan - The Haunted and the Haunters, An Unfinished Historical Romance • Lord Lytton

... omens of a fearful storm appeared. The people looked to their ancient pilot for help, and at the hour when he was dreaming most sweetly of domestic quiet, they called him to take the helm, for the ship of state was in danger. He was soon at the post of responsibility, upon the turbulent sea of political life. ...

— Washington and the American Republic, Vol. 3. • Benson J. Lossing

... a champagne glass. Her father had died—quite opportunely—while his latest fortune was at its height, and had left his little daughter to the guardianship of an English friend who lived in Texas. The next three turbulent years of her life were spent on a cattle range with "Guardie," and the ensuing three in the quiet confines of ...

— Just Patty • Jean Webster

... one degree or another, seem to have used their influence to prevent the inhabitants from taking the oath, and to persuade them that they were still French subjects. Some were noisy, turbulent, and defiant; others were too tranquil to please the officers of the Crown. A missionary at Annapolis is mentioned as old, and therefore inefficient; while the cure at Grand Pre, also an elderly man, ...

— Montcalm and Wolfe • Francis Parkman

... we were doomed to have turbulent meals this voyage. I like to eat in quiet; arguing passengers always annoy me. There were still three seats vacant at our table; I wondered who would occupy them. I soon learned the answer—for one seat at least. ...

— Brigands of the Moon • Ray Cummings

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