hubbubhub‧bub /ˈhʌbʌb/ noun [singular, uncountable] 
Word Origin
Word OriginWORD ORIGINhubbub
ExamplesOrigin:
1500-1600 Probably from a Celtic languageEXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
Thesaurus- His voice rose above the hubbub.
- It's a wonderful place to escape from the hubbub of London's busy streets.
- Add into this vagaries of the weather and a veritable hubbub of movement and change emerges.
- Detectable above the hubbub was the relentless throb of Christmas carols.
- Even as we were climbing the stairs, we heard the hubbub.
- Indeed, by the time the whole hubbub had died down, he had received twenty-two such humanitarian awards.
- It was some minutes before the hubbub died down.
- Many gay men rejected these connections and found long-term partners, often away from the hubbub of the emerging gay fast lane.
- The hubbub was so intense that it would be impossible to hold any private conversation.
- The casual lawyer is telling his story somberly seemingly unaware of any of the hubbub around us.
THESAURUS► noise
1a mixture of loud noises, especially the noise of a lot of people talking at the same time2a situation in which there is a lot of activity, excitement, or argument → commotion a loud sound, especially an unpleasant one: · Traffic noise is a problem in inner-city areas.· Why is the washing machine making so much noise?
► racket/din a loud unpleasant noise, especially one that annoys you. Racket is more informal than din: · I wish those kids would stop making such a racket.· I shouted to make myself heard above the din of the crowd.· the din of battle
► row British English a very loud unpleasant noise, especially one that continues for a long time: · the deafening row of the loudspeakers
► roar a loud noise that continues for a long time – used about the noise from an engine, the traffic, a crowd, the sea, or the wind: · She heard the roar of a motorbike behind her.· the roar of the waves breaking on the beach· the roar of the crowd at the Blue Jays baseball game
► hubbub especially written the unclear sound of a lot of people talking and moving around in a place: · It’s a wonderful place to escape from the hubbub of London’s busy streets.· His voice rose above the hubbub.
► commotion especially written a noise made by people arguing or fighting: · There was a big commotion going on outside the building.· He went downstairs to find out what was causing the commotion.
► clamour British English, clamor American English literary a loud noise made by a group of people or things all making a noise at the same time: · They heard the clamour of angry voices.· the clamor of the rain on the roof· the clamour of typewriters· the clamour of the birds
Longman Language Activatora loud noise► noise a loud sound, especially an unpleasant one: · Traffic noise is a problem in inner-city areas.· The noise of the machines made it hard to talk.make (a) noise: · Do you have to make so much noise?
► racket informal a loud, unpleasant noise: · It's impossible to work with that racket going on.make a racket: · I wish those kids would stop making such a racket upstairs.
► din a loud, unpleasant noise, especially one made by a large number of people talking loudly, working etc: · The hall resounded with the din of thirty children scraping violins, banging drums and singing loudly.above the din: · I shouted to make myself heard above the din.
► commotion a sudden noisy activity, especially the noise of people arguing or fighting: · We heard a commotion downstairs and ran down to see what was happening.· Suddenly there was a commotion by the front door, and two police officers marched in.in commotion (=full of noisy activity): · Suddenly the whole street was in commotion.
► hubbub a loud, confused, unclear noise, made by many people talking at the same time: · It's a wonderful place to escape from the hubbub of London's busy streets.over/above the hubbub: · His voice rose above the hubbub.
► roar a continuous loud noise, especially if made by a machine or a strong wind: · Inside, the gale was no more than a distant, muffled roar.· She heard the roar of a motorbike behind her.
► clamour British /clamor American a loud noise, especially the noise made by an excited or confused crowd - used especially in literature: · The station was filled with the clamour of shouting voices and movement.· The noise in the auditorium had risen to a clamor.