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commotion

Meaning

A state of confused and noisy disturbance.

Examples by difficulty

Basic: Simple, everyday vocabulary — the easiest to read.

The market square was suddenly filled with a wild commotion. People shouted, goods tumbled from stalls, and a scared dog barked. Everyone was confused, unsure what was happening, just a lot of loud, messy noise.

The small room filled with a sudden commotion as the rare bioluminescent fungi, disturbed from their quiet glow, pulsed with frantic light and emitted a chorus of high pitched chirps. Everyone jumped back, startled by the unexpected, noisy disturbance.

The tiny, furred creature, no bigger than a teacup, suddenly darted from its hiding spot. It knocked over a stack of intricately carved wooden gears, creating a loud clatter. The ensuing commotion, a mess of spinning cogs and panicked squeaks, sent the normally quiet automaton workshop into a frenzy.

The cat, Sir Reginald Fluffernutter, discovered a rogue dust bunny under the couch. A great commotion erupted! He zoomed, he pounced, he tumbled. It was a furry tornado of confused, noisy disturbance, all for a speck of fluff.

The parade of glow-in-the-dark snails caused quite a commotion when one slimed onto the mayor's prize-winning petunia. Giggles erupted as the slimy procession, a state of confused and noisy disturbance, continued its wobbly march, leaving a shimmering trail of bewildered joy.

Normal: Standard, everyday language.

Suddenly, a loud crash from the kitchen caused a huge commotion. Pots clattered, and shouting erupted. Everyone jumped, their hearts pounding, as the confused and noisy disturbance sent them scrambling to see what had happened.

The unexpected appearance of a bioluminescent slug on the antique tea cart caused a considerable commotion. Guests gasped, tripping over Persian rugs in their haste to observe the glowing gastropod, a jumble of hushed shrieks and scrambling feet.

The antique automaton sputtered, gears grinding. Suddenly, its metallic arms flailed, sending porcelain shards flying. A frantic whirring filled the workshop, a true commotion as the clockwork figure knocked over vials and scattered brass filings in its chaotic, jerky dance.

The toddler's sugar high created a wild commotion in the grocery store. He whizzed past aisles, wielding a rogue banana like a sword, while his parents attempted a graceful, but ultimately futile, rescue. The other shoppers just gaped.

My cat, Bartholomew, mistook a rogue dust bunny for a fearsome beast, erupting in a hilarious commotion of fur, frantic leaps, and bewildered meows. The living room became a swirling vortex of feline panic as he attempted to subdue the fluffy interloper, utterly convinced of its malicious intent.

Advanced: Richer vocabulary that stretches an upper-level reader.

Suddenly, a loud crash from the kitchen sent the cat scrambling, and the dog began to bark uncontrollably. Plates shattered, and children screamed, a true commotion erupting throughout the house as everyone rushed to see what had happened.

The sudden crash of the antique astronomical globe sent a commotion through the observatory. Dust billowed, and the usually quiet scholars scrambled, their hushed discussions dissolving into a flurry of confused shouts and hurried movements as they assessed the damage to the irreplaceable celestial map.

The antique automaton's gears ground to a halt with a sudden jolt, sparking a commotion amongst the curious onlookers gathered to witness its demonstration. Tiny springs pinged, and its clockwork heart sputtered, creating a confused and noisy disturbance as the crowd began to murmur and shift.

The annual "Most Enthusiastic Yodeler" competition devolved into utter commotion. Contestants, fueled by questionable energy drinks, engaged in a fierce, off-key duet. Feathers flew as one yodeler, mistaking a nearby parrot for a rival, initiated a bizarre airborne pursuit, creating a truly spectacular spectacle.

The annual competitive eyebrow grooming championship dissolved into a chaotic commotion when a rogue squirrel, evidently an aficionado of perfectly sculpted arches, made a daring raid on the pomade station. Spectators gasped, and several contestants' meticulously shaped brows sagged in synchronized alarm.

Challenging: Rare, high-register vocabulary for serious word lovers.

The unexpected arrival of the stray dog at the village fete caused a considerable commotion. Children shrieked, vendors scrambled to secure their wares, and a palpable wave of bewildered anxiety swept through the assembled populace.

The sudden detonation of the experimental chronometer in the subterranean laboratory caused an immediate commotion. Scientists scrambled, their meticulous hypotheses dissolving into a cacophony of shouts and alarm bells as temporal anomalies rippled through the pristine facility.

The hushed anticipation in the xenobotanical observatory dissolved into immediate commotion. Terrariums rattled as startled researchers scrambled, a cacophony of dropped instruments and distressed yelps erupting as the luminescent fungi pulsed erratically, their spores erupting in a dizzying, phosphorescent cloud.

The culinary catastrophe at Chez Fantastique devolved into a veritable commotion. A sentient soufflé, having escaped its confinement, careened through the dining room, prompting patrons to abandon their escargots in a state of abject consternation. The ensuing pandemonium was, to put it mildly, a most unctuous spectacle.

The esteemed ornithologist, seeking rare avian specimens, accidentally unleashed a phalanx of genetically-modified, polka-dotted budgerigars. Their cacophonous squawking and kaleidoscopic flutter created a veritable commotion, a state of confused and noisy disturbance, as bewildered patrons of the antiquarian bookshop scrambled for cover amidst a blizzard of iridescent feathers.

Difficulty

Normal — Everyday words worth reinforcing.

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