uproars
plural of uproar
Source: Wiktionary
Up"roar, n. Etym: [D. oproer; akin to G. aufruhr, Dan. oprör, Sw. uppror; D. op up + roeren to stir; akin to AS. hr to stir, hr stirring, active, G. rühren to stir, OHG. ruoren, Icel. hræra, Dan. röre, Sw. röra. Cf. Rearmouse.]
Note: [In verse, sometimes accented on the second syllable.]
Definition: Great tumult; violent disturbance and noise; noisy confusion; bustle and clamor. But the Jews which believed not, . . . set all the city on an uproar. Acts xvii. 5.
Up*roar", v. t.
Definition: To throw into uproar or confusion. [Obs.] "Uproar the universal peace." Shak.
Up*roar", v. i.
Definition: To make an uproar. [R.] Carlyle.
Up"roar, n. Etym: [D. oproer; akin to G. aufruhr, Dan. oprör, Sw. uppror; D. op up + roeren to stir; akin to AS. hr to stir, hr stirring, active, G. rühren to stir, OHG. ruoren, Icel. hræra, Dan. röre, Sw. röra. Cf. Rearmouse.]
Note: [In verse, sometimes accented on the second syllable.]
Definition: Great tumult; violent disturbance and noise; noisy confusion; bustle and clamor. But the Jews which believed not, . . . set all the city on an uproar. Acts xvii. 5.
Up*roar", v. t.
Definition: To throw into uproar or confusion. [Obs.] "Uproar the universal peace." Shak.
Up*roar", v. i.
Definition: To make an uproar. [R.] Carlyle.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
9 April 2025
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