How to pronounce tumultuous
American English pronunciation
too-MUL-choo-us
- IPA
- /tuˈmʌltʃu.əs/
- Syllables
- too · MUL · choo · us (4 syllables, stress on the 2nd)
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What tumultuous means
Loud, wild and full of confusion
In a sentence: The crowd gave the winning team a tumultuous welcome home.
Where it comes from: It comes from the Latin tumultuosus, from tumultus, an uproar. It has been used in English since the mid-1500s.
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