Rumpus is an English word with synonyms like commotion or din. Below you'll find 8 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Rumpus in a sentence
Rumpus meaning
- A noisy, sometimes violent disturbance; noise and confusion; a noisy quarrel or brawl.
- A rumpus room.
Using Rumpus
- The main meaning on this page is: A noisy, sometimes violent disturbance; noise and confusion; a noisy quarrel or brawl. | A rumpus room.
- Useful related words include: commotion, din, ruction, ruckus.
- In the example corpus, rumpus often appears in combinations such as: the rumpus, rumpus mcfowl.
Context around Rumpus
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 6 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 7 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Rumpus
- In this selection, "rumpus" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, indie, royal, brothers, mcfowl and room stand out and add context to how "rumpus" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and royal rumpus the crown and brother of rumpus mcfowl scrooge. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "rumpus" sits close to words such as aakash, aanholt and aardwolf, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with rumpus
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
In 1987, Mr Jones decided to move his business to the rumpus room in his home. (16 words)
The producer of RuPaul-hosted CBS gameshow indie Rumpus, as the -backed outfit moves to its next phase. (18 words)
Ergo, the department is all set to see a rumpus over who runs it – the minister, or the officer, or the agent? (22 words)
The wind has blown open the rumpus of the hen, and we have seen that Igboho is not dedicated to the cause he championed and have gone back to his vomits as a willing tool and political thug of the ruling class. (42 words)
Red Bull’s star driver, Max Verstappen, duly won the race — and it genuinely looked as if the rumpus might die down and Red Bull could continue as the dominant power in F1. (33 words)
Gideon is now considered the last of Fergus' six children and a younger half-brother of Rumpus McFowl, Scrooge McDuck, De' Paperoni McDuck, Matilda McDuck and Hortense McDuck. (28 words)
Ergo, the department is all set to see a rumpus over who runs it – the minister, or the officer, or the agent? (22 words)
Example sentences (8)
Ergo, the department is all set to see a rumpus over who runs it – the minister, or the officer, or the agent?
In 1987, Mr Jones decided to move his business to the rumpus room in his home.
Red Bull’s star driver, Max Verstappen, duly won the race — and it genuinely looked as if the rumpus might die down and Red Bull could continue as the dominant power in F1.
The producer of RuPaul-hosted CBS gameshow indie Rumpus, as the -backed outfit moves to its next phase.
The wind has blown open the rumpus of the hen, and we have seen that Igboho is not dedicated to the cause he championed and have gone back to his vomits as a willing tool and political thug of the ruling class.
Oceans of content would follow – from retro romp Stranger Things to the (since cancelled) Marvel adaptations, including Dare-Devil and Jessica Jones, and royal rumpus The Crown.
Gideon is now considered the last of Fergus' six children and a younger half-brother of Rumpus McFowl, Scrooge McDuck, De' Paperoni McDuck, Matilda McDuck and Hortense McDuck.
Some non-Barks writers gave Scrooge two half-brothers, Rumpus McFowl and Gideon McDuck, though these do not appear in Barks' conception of the family.
Common combinations with rumpus
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: