hubbub
[ huhb-uhb ]
/ ˈhʌb ʌb /
noun
a loud, confused noise, as of many voices: There was quite a hubbub in the auditorium after the announcement.
tumult; uproar.
Origin of hubbub
1545–55; apparently of Irish orig.; akin to Scots Gaelic cry
ubub! (reduplication of
ub!) expressing aversion or contempt
SYNONYMS FOR hubbub
1 See
noise.
2 disturbance, disorder, confusion.
Words nearby hubbub
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hubble's law,
hubble, edwin,
hubble-bubble,
hubbly,
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hubby,
hubcap,
hubei,
hubel,
hubert
Example sentences from the Web for hubbub
British Dictionary definitions for hubbub
hubbub
/ (ˈhʌbʌb) /
noun
a confused noise of many voices
uproar
Word Origin for hubbub
C16: probably from Irish
hooboobbes; compare Scottish Gaelic
ubub! an exclamation of contempt