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Meaning of 'turbulent' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Turbulent [ a.]
- Disturbed; agitated; tumultuous; roused to violent commotion; as, the turbulent ocean.
- Disposed to insubordination and disorder; restless; unquiet; refractory; as, turbulent spirits.
- Producing commotion; disturbing; exciting.

Meaning of 'turbulent' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . turbulent [ s]
Meaning (1):
- characterized by unrest or disorder or insubordination
Example in sentence:
  • a turbulent and unruly childhood;
  • effects of the struggle will be violent and disruptive;
  • riotous times;
  • the tumultuous years of his administration;
  • these troubled areas
Meaning (2):
- (of a liquid) agitated vigorously; in a state of turbulence
Example in sentence:
  • the river's roiling current;
  • turbulent rapids

Nearby Words:

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