Brawl vs Commotion - What's the difference?
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To engage in a brawl; to fight or quarrel.
To complain loudly; to scold.
To make a loud confused noise, as the water of a rapid stream running over stones.
* Wordsworth
A state of turbulent motion.
An agitated disturbance or a hubbub.
* {{quote-book, year=1963, author=(Margery Allingham), title=(The China Governess)
, chapter=19 (euphemistic) Sexual excitement.
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, and now, glancing my eyes towards that part of his dress which cover'd the essential object of enjoyment, I plainly discover'd the swell and commotion there}}
As nouns the difference between brawl and commotion
is that brawl is a fight, usually with a large number of people involved while commotion is a state of turbulent motion.As a verb brawl
is to engage in a brawl; to fight or quarrel.brawl
English
(wikipedia brawl)Verb
(en verb)- where the brook brawls along the painful road
commotion
English
Noun
(en noun)citation, passage=When Timothy and Julia hurried up the staircase to the bedroom floor, where a considerable commotion was taking place, Tim took Barry Leach with him. He had him gripped firmly by the arm, since he felt it was not safe to let him loose, and he had no immediate idea what to do with him.}}