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Gale vs Commotion - What's the difference?

gale | commotion | Synonyms |

Gale is a synonym of commotion.


As nouns the difference between gale and commotion

is that gale is (label) (ship propelled primarily by oars) while commotion is a state of turbulent motion.

gale

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) galen, from (etyl) . Related to (l).

Verb

  • To sing; charm; enchant.
  • * Court of Love
    • Can he cry and gale .
  • To cry; groan; croak.
  • To talk.
  • (intransitive, of a bird, Scotland) To call.
  • To sing; utter with musical modulations.

    • Etymology 2

    From (etyl) .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (meteorology) A very strong wind, more than a breeze, less than a storm; number 7 through 9 winds on the 12-step Beaufort scale.
  • An outburst, especially of laughter.
    • a gale of laughter
  • (archaic) A light breeze.
  • * Shakespeare
    • A little gale will soon disperse that cloud.
  • * Milton
    • And winds of gentlest gale Arabian odours fanned / From their soft wings.
  • (obsolete) A song or story.
    • (Toone)
    Coordinate terms
    * (meteorology) breeze, hurricane, storm

    See also

    * Beaufort scale

    Verb

    (gal)
  • (nautical) To sail, or sail fast.

    • Etymology 3

    (etyl) (en)

    Noun

    (Myrica gale) (Webster 1913)
  • A shrub, also sweet gale or bog myrtle (Myrica gale ) growing on moors and fens.

    • Etymology 4

    (etyl)

    Noun

  • (archaic) A periodic payment, such as is made of a rent or annuity.
    • Gale day - the day on which rent or interest is due.
    References

    Anagrams

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    commotion

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A state of turbulent motion.
  • An agitated disturbance or a hubbub.
  • * {{quote-book, year=1963, author=(Margery Allingham), title=(The China Governess)
    • , chapter=19 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.}}
  • (euphemistic) Sexual excitement.
    • {{quote-Fanny Hill, part=3 , 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}}

    Derived terms

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    Synonyms

    * See also