" williwaws "

1: a state of noisy, confused activity;

  * e.g., " ... the surprise verdict of the jury created a wild williwaw as reporters rushed to file their stories "

•  Synonyms : 

•  ados,

•  alarums and excursions,

•  ballyhoos,

•  blathers,

•  bluster,

•  bobberies,

•  bothers,

•  bustles,

•  clatters,

•  clutters,

•  coils,

•  commotions,

•  corroborees,

•  disturbances,

•  dos,

•  foofaraws,

•  fun,

•  furores,

•  furors,

•  fusses,

•  helter-skelters,

•  hoo-has,

•  hooplas,

•  hubble-bubbles,

•  hubbubs,

•  hullabaloos,

•  hurlies,

•  hurly-burlies,

•  hurricanes,

•  hurry-scurries,

•  kerfuffles,

•  moils,

•  pandemoniums,

•  pothers,

•  rows,

•  ruckuses,

•  ructions,

•  rumpuses,

•  shindys,

•  splores,

•  squalls,

•  stews,

•  stirs,

•  storms,

•  to-dos,

•  tumults,

•  turmoils,

•  uproars,

•  welters,

•  whirls,

•  zoos

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

2: a sudden brief rush of wind;

  * e.g., " ... a williwaw rose up seemingly out of nowhere and wreaked havoc with our campsite "

•  Synonyms : 

•  blasts,

•  blows,

•  flurries,

•  gusts,

•  scuds,

•  windblasts

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: a state of noisy, confused activity;

  * e.g., " ... the surprise verdict of the jury created a wild williwaw as reporters rushed to file their stories "

•  Synonyms : 

•  ado,

•  alarums and excursions,

•  ballyhoo,

•  blather,

•  bluster,

•  bobbery,

•  bother,

•  bustle,

•  clatter,

•  clutter,

•  coil,

•  commotion,

•  disturbance,

•  do,

•  foofaraw,

•  fun,

•  furor,

•  furore,

•  fuss,

•  helter-skelter,

•  hoo-ha,

•  hoopla,

•  hubble-bubble,

•  hubbub,

•  hullabaloo,

•  hurly,

•  hurly-burly,

•  hurricane,

•  hurry,

•  hurry-scurry,

•  kerfuffle,

•  moil,

•  pandemonium,

•  pother,

•  row,

•  ruckus,

•  ruction,

•  rumpus,

•  shindy,

•  splore,

•  squall,

•  stew,

•  stir,

•  storm,

•  to-do,

•  tumult,

•  turmoil,

•  uproar,

•  welter,

•  whirl,

•  zoo

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

2: a sudden brief rush of wind;

  * e.g., " ... a williwaw rose up seemingly out of nowhere and wreaked havoc with our campsite "

•  Synonyms : 

•  blast,

•  blow,

•  flurry,

•  gust,

•  scud,

•  windblast

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)