alarums and excursions



alarums and excursions

Frantic activity that causes a clamor. Often seen in Elizabethan drama as a stage direction denoting military activity. What on earth is going on? The alarums and excursions in the living room woke me from a sound sleep—keep it down!
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Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
GiacomaJAH-ko-mahItalian
Hedwig['hedwig]
Inez['i:nez]
Niven-Scottish
SjarelSHAH-rəlLimburgish
Uilleag-Irish