In 1511, leaders in Mecca believed coffee stimulated radical thinking and outlawed the drink. In 1524, the leaders overturned that order, and people could drink coffee again.
TUMULTUATING
Verb
tumultuating
present participle of tumultuate
Source: Wiktionary
TUMULTUATE
Tu*mul"tu*ate, v. i. Etym: [L. tumultuatus, p. p. of tumultuari to make a tumult.]
Definition: To make a tumult. [Obs.] "He will murmur and tumultuate." South.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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