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
Ambrozije-Croatian (Rare)
Malcom['mælkəm]
KaleKAH-leHawaiian
KornÉLKOR-naylHungarian
Babak-Persian, Ancient Persian
Marinda-English