Today let's learn a new word, rumpus!

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Hi and welcome to Let’s Word Up! Each day we post a word of the day to help you improve your English language skills.

Today’s word of the day is rumpus.

Nouns are words that we use to name things. It can be a person, a place, a thing, an idea or concept. Therefore, rumpus is a noun.

A rumpus is a noisy disturbance or a row.

An example of rumpus used in a sentence would be:

There was a huge rumpus down the street, it looked like a man and a woman were fighting over a parking space.

Or, The clumsy boy caused a huge rumpus in the library when he tripped and knocked a bookshelf over.

Synonyms: disturbance, commotion, uproar, brouhaha, riot.

Antonyms: calm, harmony, order, peace, tranquillity.

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