Definition of turbulent
(adj)
characterized by
unrest or
disorder or insubordination; "effects of the
struggle will be
violent and disruptive"; "riotous times"; "these troubled areas"; "the tumultuous
years of his administration"; "a turbulent and
unruly childhood"
(of a liquid)
agitated vigorously; in a
state of turbulence; "the river's roiling current"; "turbulent rapids"
