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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024hub•bub /ˈhʌbʌb/USA pronunciation n. [countable* usually singular]- a loud, confused noise, as of many voices;
tumult;
uproar.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024hub•bub (hub′ub),USA pronunciation n. - a loud, confused noise, as of many voices:There was quite a hubbub in the auditorium after the announcement.
- tumult;
uproar.
- 1545–55; apparently of Irish origin, originally; akin to Scots Gaelic cry ubub! (reduplication of ub!) expressing aversion or contempt
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See noise.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged disturbance, disorder, confusion.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged quiet.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged calm.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: hubbub /ˈhʌbʌb/ n - a confused noise of many voices
- uproar
Etymology: 16th Century: probably from Irish hooboobbes; compare Scottish Gaelic ubub! an exclamation of contempt |