Antonyms for merry-go-round


Grammar : Noun
Spell : mer-ee-goh-round
Phonetic Transcription : ˈmɛr i goʊˌraʊnd


Definition of merry-go-round

Origin :
  • 1729, from merry (adj.) + go (v.) + round. Figurative use by 1838. Merry-totter (mid-15c.) was a Middle English name for a swing or see-saw. Also cf. merry-go-down "strong ale" (c.1500); merry-go-sorry "a mix of joy and sorrow" (1590s).
  • As in spree : noun wild activity
  • As in whirl : noun commotion, confusion
  • As in comedy : noun funny entertainment
  • As in diversion : noun entertainment, recreation
Example sentences :
  • But these were only the disconnected parts of a merry-go-round.
  • Extract from : « Pee-wee Harris » by Percy Keese Fitzhugh
  • And I did, and then he ran up on the merry-go-round with me.
  • Extract from : « Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue at Christmas Tree Cove » by Laura Lee Hope
  • They shot the chutes until, maudlin with laughter, they took to a merry-go-round.
  • Extract from : « Still Jim » by Honor Willsie Morrow
  • There was a merry-go-round, too, and it had an organ that played We're on our way.
  • Extract from : « Roy Blakeley's Camp on Wheels » by Percy Keese Fitzhugh
  • Then we had a ride on the merry-go-round, and after that we had some ice-cream cones.
  • Extract from : « Roy Blakeley's Camp on Wheels » by Percy Keese Fitzhugh
  • The merry-go-round he combined with the menagerie into a whole which was not to be resisted.
  • Extract from : « Americans All » by Various
  • He might better have said a merry-go-round, without the rhythm of a merry-go-round.
  • Extract from : « The Ordeal of Mark Twain » by Van Wyck Brooks
  • Well, Jennie might be called the steam-engine at the middle of the merry-go-round.
  • Extract from : « The Joys of Being a Woman » by Winifred Kirkland
  • Do you remember the merry-go-round at the school-feast in Kieff?
  • Extract from : « Marie Tarnowska » by Annie Vivanti
  • A merry-go-round in the grounds suggests a variation of this scheme.
  • Extract from : « How the Other Half Lives » by Jacob A. Riis

Synonyms for merry-go-round

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