Noun: garboil 'gaa(r),boyl
Usage: archaic
Usage: archaic
- A state of commotion and noise and confusion
"The garboil of the crowd made it difficult to hear the speaker";
- tumult, tumultuousness, uproar
Derived forms: garboils
Type of: carry-on [Brit, informal], commotion, disruption, disturbance, flutter, hoo-ha [informal], hoo-hah [informal], hurly burly, kerfuffle [Brit, informal], song and dance [Brit, informal], to-do [informal]
Encyclopedia: Garboil