Tumultuously
[tju:'mʌltʃʊəslɪ]
Definition
(adv.) in a tumultuous and riotous manner; 'the crowd was demonstrating tumultuously'.
Edited by Ervin--From WordNet
Examples
- Boats were putting off, torches were lighting up, people were rushing tumultuously to the water's edge. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Here, Bruno, he called, whistling to the lumbering Newfoundland, who came pitching tumultuously toward them. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- The Jew released his hold, and they rushed tumultuously from the room. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- Well, here we all are, said Phineas, peeping over the stone breast-work to watch the assailants, who were coming tumultuously up under the rocks. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- That organ which he was accused by Rebecca of not possessing began to thump tumultuously. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
Edited by Ervin