Pell-mell - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˌpel ˈmel|  American pronunciation of the word pell-mell
Brit.  |pelˈmel|  British pronunciation of the word pell-mell

adverb

- in a wild or reckless manner (syn: harum-scarum)
running pell-mell up the stairs

adjective

- with undue hurry and confusion (syn: helter-skelter)
a pell-mell dash for the train

Extra examples

The children ran pell-mell out of school.

...a knavish bunch of urchins racing pell-mell through the marketplace...

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