Meaning of helter-skelter | Babel Free
ˌhɛltɚˈskɛltɚDefinitions
In confused, disorderly haste.
Equivalents
हिन्दी
ताबड़तोड़
日本語
めちゃめちゃ
Nederlands
holderdebolder
Polski
na łeb, na szyję
Svenska
huller om buller
Tiếng Việt
bừa
Examples
“The winds knocked huge trees helter-skelter all over my garden.”
“But the butterflies were dead. A whiff of rotten eggs had vanquished the pale clouded yellows which came pelting across the orchard and up Dods Hill and away on to the moor, now lost behind a furze bush, then off again helter-skelter in a broiling sun.”
“Pellets, once released from the funnel, would bounce helter-skelter, left or right, against the pins […] to ultimately gather in the lower compartments in a pile which resembles a normal curve.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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