Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A stir; a bustle; a tumult.

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Examples

  • September 29, 2009 at 10:25 am teh bebbeh tuksee kitteh izz tu liddlol tu noe taht plonken himz paws steery err inz teh teepawt myt kaws peeplol tu haz teh EEEEW.

    I’z a lil teepot - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2009

  • ` ` Indeed, brother, amang a 'the steery, Maria wadna be guided by me she set away to the Halket-craig-head --- I wonder ye didna see her.' '

    The Antiquary 1845

  • "Indeed, brother, amang a 'the steery, Maria wadna be guided by me she set away to the Halket-craig-head -- I wonder ye didna see her."

    The Antiquary — Volume 01 Walter Scott 1801

  • "Indeed, brother, amang a 'the steery, Maria wadna be guided by me she set away to the Halket-craig-head -- I wonder ye didna see her."

    The Antiquary — Complete Walter Scott 1801

  • All this adds up to two-tonnes of torque-steery fun courtesy of 345bhp and 340lb/ft of pulling power - the same as the RS500.

    BBC TopGear: Cars and Autos News 2010

  • “Indeed, brother, amang a’ the steery, Maria wadna be guided by me she set away to the Halket-craig-head — I wonder ye didna see her.”

    The Antiquary 1584

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