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noun
- 1. a chaotic din caused by a crowd of people: "a hubbub of laughter and shouting"
A hubbub is chaotic, disorganized, loud, and distracting. Sometimes, hubbub can mean a controversy, as in "What's the hubbub over this new law?" If you like peace and quiet, stay away from hubbubs — a word that sounds as loud and unruly as its meaning.
noun [ U ] us / ˈhʌb.ʌb / uk / ˈhʌb.ʌb / Add to word list. a loud noise, especially caused by a lot of people all talking at the same time: I could hardly hear myself speak above all the hubbub in the bar. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. activity There were several police cars and a lot of activity in the area.
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 .]
Definition of hubbub noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
4 days ago · A hubbub is a noise made by a lot of people all talking or shouting at the same time. [written] There was a hubbub of excited conversation from over a thousand people. [ + of] Synonyms: noise, racket, din, uproar More Synonyms of hubbub. 2. singular noun. You can describe a situation where there is great confusion or excitement as a hubbub .
Sep 21, 2023 · A confused uproar, commotion, tumult or racket . Synonyms: see Thesaurus: commotion. Translations [ edit] ± a confused uproar, commotion, tumult or racket. Verb [ edit] hubbub (third-person singular simple present hubbubs, present participle hubbubing or hubbubbing, simple past and past participle hubbubed or hubbubbed)
1. A hubbub is a noise made by a lot of people all talking or shouting at the same time. [written] [...] 2. You can describe a situation where there is great confusion or excitement as a hubbub . [...] More. Pronunciations of 'hubbub' American English: hʌbʌb British English: hʌbʌb. More. Synonyms of 'hubbub' • noise, racket, din, uproar [...]
