hullabaloo

noun

hul·la·ba·loo ˈhə-lə-bə-ˌlü How to pronounce hullabaloo (audio)

plural hullabaloos

informal : a loud, continued noise or mixture of noises : din

Why do roosters crow? If they're like insects and frogs, that hullabaloo is an ad for a mate …

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Somebody heard the splash and they raised an awful hullabaloo. 'He's gone! Lower the boats! …'

Joseph Conrad

… Hunt and her pack of highly trained dogs set off a hellacious hullabaloo, yelling and barking, discharging firecrackers …

Christine Paige

informal : a state of commotion, excitement, or violent disturbance : uproar, fuss

Would there be such a hullabaloo about the violence in her books if they had been written by a man?

Laura Z. Hobson

Sunday was a big day for the Philadelphia Phillies mascot … . It was his 40th birthday, and there was a big hullabaloo.

Liz Roscher

There's been a lot of hullabaloo recently about the effects that grapefruit can have on certain meds.

Chanie Kirschner

When I heard the series would finally be available to stream on Hulu, I decided to finally see what all the hullabaloo was about.

Josh Sorokach

Synonyms

ado
alarums and excursions
ballyhoo
blather
bluster
bobbery
bother
bustle
clatter
clutter [chiefly dialect]
coil
commotion
corroboree [Australian]
disturbance
do [chiefly dialect]
foofaraw
fun
furor
furore
fuss
helter-skelter
hoo-ha
hoo-hah
hoopla
hubble-bubble
hubbub
hurly
hurly-burly
hurricane
hurry
hurry-scurry
hurry-skurry
kerfuffle [chiefly British]
moil
pandemonium
pother
row
ruckus
ruction
rumpus
shindy
splore [Scottish]
squall
stew
stir
storm
to-do
tumult
turmoil
uproar
welter
whirl
williwaw
zoo

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Example Sentences

The announcement caused quite a hullabaloo. The announcement caused a lot of hullabaloo. There was a hullabaloo over his controversial statements. There was a lot of hullabaloo over his controversial statements.

Recent Examples on the Web Why the hullabaloo about keeping photos of a long-ago ex?

cleveland, 14 July 2022 Why the hullabaloo about keeping photos of a long-ago ex?

Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press, 14 July 2022 Why the hullabaloo about keeping photos of a long-ago ex?

Amy Dickinson, oregonlive, 14 July 2022 Though Johnson is now one of the UK’s shortest-serving prime ministers, having served in the role for about three years, Normington said the scandals and social media hullabaloo made his tenure feel much longer.

Kate Selig, BostonGlobe.com, 9 July 2022 That all the rest—this Finders Keepers hullabaloo and questions like mine—is just a nuisance.

Chris Heath, The Atlantic, 17 June 2022 Maybe the hullabaloo about being a digital native or an AI native is merely eye candy and nothing more.

Lance Eliot, Forbes, 12 June 2022 The hullabaloo was apparently an attempt to draw attention to the climate crisis.

Jeva Lange, The Week, 30 May 2022 The viewer’s eye dwells there rather than on the surrealist hullabaloo in the picture’s foreground, where a transparent plastic umbrella, upside down and full of rubber duckies, covers Susiraja’s crotch.

Johanna Fateman, The New Yorker, 22 May 2022 See More

hullabaloos

noun

plural of hullabaloo

as in disturbances

a state of noisy, confused activity there was a lot of needless hullabaloo as the new millennium approached

Synonyms & Similar Words

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disturbances
commotions
stirs
furors
pandemoniums
furores
rumpuses
fusses
hubbubs
turmoils
noises
ballyhoos
alarums and excursions
storms
shindies
fun
bobberies
rows
hurricanes
moils
rackets
hurry-skurries
hubble-bubbles
helter-skelters
clatters
pothers
ruckuses
shindys
splores
hurly-burlies
hurry-scurries
coils
williwaws
zoos
clutters
bustles
hoo-hahs
hurlies
foofaraws
ados
blathers
corroborees
roars
bothers
welters
do's
hooplas
ructions
kerfuffles
uproars
stews
squalls
tumults
bluster
flurries
upheavals
disorders
whirls
howls
to-dos
hue and cries
hoo-has
outcries
dos
cacophonies
eruptions
outbreaks
clamors
dins
mêlées
brawls
outbursts
flutters
scuffles
fevers
fracases
tizzies
frays
fracas
melees
frets
hassles
lathers
dithers
flare-ups

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

tranquillities
tranquilities
rests
calms
hushes
quiets
peaces
quietudes
orders

as in noises

a violent shouting there was such a hullabaloo in the room that he couldn't hear himself think

Synonyms & Similar Words

noises
roars
howls
vociferations
hue and cries
outcries
hubbubs
clamors
rackets
protests
dins
uproars
tumults
clangors
jangle
cris de coeur
outbursts

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

rumblings
murmurs
rumbles
mumbles

单词	hullabaloos
释义	hullabaloo noun hul·la·ba·loo ˈhə-lə-bə-ˌlü plural hullabaloos 1 informal : a loud, continued noise or mixture of noises : din Why do roosters crow? If they're like insects and frogs, that hullabaloo is an ad for a mate … Discover Somebody heard the splash and they raised an awful hullabaloo. 'He's gone! Lower the boats! …' Joseph Conrad … Hunt and her pack of highly trained dogs set off a hellacious hullabaloo, yelling and barking, discharging firecrackers … Christine Paige 2 informal : a state of commotion, excitement, or violent disturbance : uproar, fuss Would there be such a hullabaloo about the violence in her books if they had been written by a man? Laura Z. Hobson Sunday was a big day for the Philadelphia Phillies mascot … . It was his 40th birthday, and there was a big hullabaloo. Liz Roscher There's been a lot of hullabaloo recently about the effects that grapefruit can have on certain meds. Chanie Kirschner When I heard the series would finally be available to stream on Hulu, I decided to finally see what all the hullabaloo was about. Josh Sorokach Synonyms ado alarums and excursions ballyhoo blather bluster bobbery bother bustle clatter clutter [chiefly dialect] coil commotion corroboree [Australian] disturbance do [chiefly dialect] foofaraw fun furor furore fuss helter-skelter hoo-ha hoo-hah hoopla hubble-bubble hubbub hurly hurly-burly hurricane hurry hurry-scurry hurry-skurry kerfuffle [chiefly British] moil pandemonium pother row ruckus ruction rumpus shindy splore [Scottish] squall stew stir storm to-do tumult turmoil uproar welter whirl williwaw zoo See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences The announcement caused quite a hullabaloo. The announcement caused a lot of hullabaloo. There was a hullabaloo over his controversial statements. There was a lot of hullabaloo over his controversial statements. Recent Examples on the Web Why the hullabaloo about keeping photos of a long-ago ex? cleveland, 14 July 2022 Why the hullabaloo about keeping photos of a long-ago ex? Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press, 14 July 2022 Why the hullabaloo about keeping photos of a long-ago ex? Amy Dickinson, oregonlive, 14 July 2022 Though Johnson is now one of the UK’s shortest-serving prime ministers, having served in the role for about three years, Normington said the scandals and social media hullabaloo made his tenure feel much longer. Kate Selig, BostonGlobe.com, 9 July 2022 That all the rest—this Finders Keepers hullabaloo and questions like mine—is just a nuisance. Chris Heath, The Atlantic, 17 June 2022 Maybe the hullabaloo about being a digital native or an AI native is merely eye candy and nothing more. Lance Eliot, Forbes, 12 June 2022 The hullabaloo was apparently an attempt to draw attention to the climate crisis. Jeva Lange, The Week, 30 May 2022 The viewer’s eye dwells there rather than on the surrealist hullabaloo in the picture’s foreground, where a transparent plastic umbrella, upside down and full of rubber duckies, covers Susiraja’s crotch. Johanna Fateman, The New Yorker, 22 May 2022 See More Word History Etymology perhaps from hallo + Scots balloo, interjection used to hush children First Known Use 1762, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Phrases Containing hullabaloo all the hullabaloo a lot of hullabaloo all the hullabaloo a lot of hullabaloo Kids Definition hullabaloo noun hul·la·ba·loo ˈhə-lə-bə-ˌlü plural hullabaloos : a confused noise : uproar, commotion hullabaloos noun plural of hullabaloo 1 as in disturbances a state of noisy, confused activity there was a lot of needless hullabaloo as the new millennium approached Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance disturbances commotions stirs furors pandemoniums furores rumpuses fusses hubbubs turmoils noises ballyhoos alarums and excursions storms shindies fun bobberies rows hurricanes moils rackets hurry-skurries hubble-bubbles helter-skelters clatters pothers ruckuses shindys splores hurly-burlies hurry-scurries coils williwaws zoos clutters bustles hoo-hahs hurlies foofaraws ados blathers corroborees roars bothers welters do's hooplas ructions kerfuffles uproars stews squalls tumults bluster flurries upheavals disorders whirls howls to-dos hue and cries hoo-has outcries dos cacophonies eruptions outbreaks clamors dins mêlées brawls outbursts flutters scuffles fevers fracases tizzies frays fracas melees frets hassles lathers dithers flare-ups Antonyms & Near Antonyms tranquillities tranquilities rests calms hushes quiets peaces quietudes orders See More 2 as in noises a violent shouting there was such a hullabaloo in the room that he couldn't hear himself think Synonyms & Similar Words noises roars howls vociferations hue and cries outcries hubbubs clamors rackets protests dins uproars tumults clangors jangle cris de coeur outbursts Antonyms & Near Antonyms rumblings murmurs rumbles mumbles
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