Helter-skelter Definition

hĕltər-skĕltər
adverb
In haste and confusion; in a disorderly, hurried manner.
Webster's New World
Haphazardly.
American Heritage
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adjective
Hurried and confused; disorderly.
Webster's New World
Haphazard.
American Heritage
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Antonyms:
  • at moderate speed
noun
Anything helter-skelter.
Webster's New World
Turmoil; confusion.
American Heritage

(UK) A helical fairground slide.

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Other Word Forms of Helter-skelter

Noun

Singular:
helter-skelter
Plural:
helter-skelters

Origin of Helter-skelter

  • A rhyming pair of words with no known origin.

    From Wiktionary

  • Origin unknown

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Helter-skelter Sentence Examples

  • Rachel Maguire also performed a xylophone solo, which this time was Helter Skelter.

  • The familiar black and white color palette is punctuated by helter-skelter lines that mimic the appearance of a real zebra.

  • As we made the turn into the mall I could see at least half dozen police cruisers, some with lights still spinning, parked helter-skelter near the entrance.

  • At the same instant, with a cry like a wail, first one hound, then another, and then another, sprang helter-skelter from the wood opposite and the whole pack rushed across the field toward the very spot where the wolf had disappeared.

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Words Starting With

HHEHEL

Words Ending With

RERTER

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Words Starting With H and Ending With R

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Word Length

14 Letter Words14 Letter Words Starting With H14 Letter Words Ending With R