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[ huhb-uhb ] / ˈhʌb ʌb / SEE SYNONYMS FOR hubbub ON THESAURUS.COM
nouna loud, confused noise, as of many voices: There was quite a hubbub in the auditorium after the announcement. tumult; uproar. Origin of hubbubFirst recorded in 1545–55; apparently of Irish origin; akin to Scots Gaelic cry ubub! (reduplication of ub! ) expressing aversion or contempt SYNONYMS FOR hubbub2 disturbance, disorder, confusion. SEE SYNONYMS FOR hubbub ON THESAURUS.COM ANTONYMS FOR hubbubSEE ANTONYMS FOR hubbub ON THESAURUS.COM synonym study for hubbub1. See noise. Words nearby hubbubHubble's constant, Hubble's law, Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble telescope, hubbly, hubbub, hubby, hubcap, Hubei, Hubel, Hubert Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for hubbubThe sun will set in less than an hour and a hubbub will emerge from the ghost-town houses and farms. Whatever You Do Someone Will Die. A Short Story About Impossible Choices in Iraq|Nathan Bradley Bethea|August 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST Has all the Twilight hubbub—the cultural obsession around it—given people an inaccurate sense of who you are as an actor? Robert Pattinson’s Life After ‘Twilight’|Andrew Romano|June 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST But as these athletes make such revelations, critics (and some supporters) say the hubbub is overblown. The Jason Collins Effect: Yes, They Can|Nicholas McCarvel|April 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST The hubbub is particularly disturbing because of this big un-secret that has not been much mentioned in this discussion. Buy That Breast Milk!|Kent Sepkowitz|October 22, 2013|DAILY BEAST
In the end, after all the hubbub and within hours of their dramatic hallway confrontation, Aamira won. An Appalling Welfare Proposal|Joshua DuBois|April 14, 2013|DAILY BEAST The dinner was now wound up with coffee and cigarettes—not the least pleasing part to me—and a hubbub of chatting. Strange Teas, Dinners, Weddings and Fetes|Various Then came the usual scene of hubbub with the sheikh, the camels, the porters, and the drivers. Miss Cayley's Adventures|Grant Allen Surely the answer to all this hubbub of unmeaning words is the plainest possible. The Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches of Lord Macaulay, Vol. 2 (of 4)|Thomas Babington Macaulay There was a hubbub of excited exclamations, as the boat reached the little landing stage. Bobby Blake on a Plantation|Frank A. Warner The hubbub continued with renewed force, and only at dusk did stillness fall upon the city. The Story of Perugia|Margaret Symonds
British Dictionary definitions for hubbub
nouna confused noise of many voices uproar Word Origin for hubbubC16: probably from Irish hooboobbes; compare Scottish Gaelic ubub! an exclamation of contempt Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to hubbubfuss, tumult, ruckus, uproar, hue and cry, clamor, brouhaha, whirl, din, disturbance, jangle, riot, turmoil, confusion, bedlam, hullabaloo, to-do, pandemonium, babel, noise |