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noun
- 1. a chaotic din caused by a crowd of people: "a hubbub of laughter and shouting" Similar
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HUBBUB definition: 1. a loud noise, especially caused by a lot of people all talking at the same time: 2. general…. Learn more.
noun. hub· bub ˈhə-ˌbəb. Synonyms of hubbub. 1. : noise, uproar. 2. : confusion, turmoil. 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. furore. fuss. helter-skelter. hoo-hah.
Hubbub is a fun, rhyming word for an uproar, a brouhaha, or another crazy situation that has gone completely higgledy-piggledy.
noun [ U ] us / ˈhʌb·ʌb / Add to word list. a mixture of continuing noises producing a feeling of busy activity or confused excitement: There is always quite a hubbub in the hallways between class periods when students are moving from one room to another.
hubbub. noun. /ˈhʌbʌb/. /ˈhʌbʌb/. [singular, uncountable] the loud sound made by a lot of people talking at the same time. It was difficult to hear what he was saying over the hubbub. It was some time before the hubbub of laughter died down. Join us.
1. A loud confusing noise: could not be heard over the hubbub of the crowd. 2. A confused situation; a tumult: returned to the hubbub of the city after a peaceful weekend in the country. See Synonyms at noise. [Probably of Irish origin; akin to Irish abb abb abb, an exclamation of defiance or aggression or abú, abó, a war cry.]
Hubbub definition: a loud, confused noise, as of many voices. See examples of HUBBUB used in a sentence.
