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View usage for: (hʌləbəluː) singular nounA hullabaloo is a lot of noise or fuss made by people who are angry or excited about something. [informal] I was scared by the hullabaloo over my arrival. Synonyms: commotion, to-do, fuss, noise More Synonyms of hullabaloo hullabaloo in British English or hullaballoo (ˌhʌləbəˈluː) nounWord forms: plural -loosloud confused noise, esp of protest; commotion Word origin C18: perhaps from interjection hallo + Scottish baloo lullaby hullabaloo in American English (ˈhʌləbəˌlu) noun loud noise and confusion; hubbub Word origin echoic dupl. based on hullo Examples of 'hullabaloo' in a sentencehullabaloo We working mothers make quite a hullabaloo about how exhausting it is to be us.The entire hullabaloo serves also to illustrate something about the nature of reality.The bird let out a dreadful hullabaloo. Definition a loud confused noise or commotion I was scared by the hullabaloo over my arrival. Synonyms upheaval babel brouhaha ruction (informal) ruckus (informal) Additional synonymsDefinition a scene of noise and confusion Synonyms din, disorder, confusion, turmoil, clamour, uproar, pandemonium, bedlam, tumult, hubbub, hurly-burly, hullabalooDefinition a noisy confused situation He is causing bedlam at the hotel. Synonyms pandemonium, noise, confusion, chaos, turmoil, clamour, furore, uproar, commotion, rumpus, babel, tumult, hubbub, ruction (informal), hullabaloo, hue and cry, ruckus (informal) Definition a loud and persistent noise or outcry Kathryn's quiet voice stilled the clamour. Synonyms noise, shouting, racket, outcry, din, uproar, agitation, blare, commotion, babel, hubbub, brouhaha, hullabaloo, vociferation, shoutNearby words ofhullabaloo - hulk
- hulking
- hull
- hullabaloo
- hum
- hum and haw or hem and haw
- human
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