hubbub
[ huhb-uhb ]
/ ˈhʌb ʌb /
noun
a loud, confused noise, as of many voices: There was quite a hubbub in the auditorium after the announcement.
tumult; uproar.
Words nearby hubbub
hubble's constant, hubble's law, hubble, edwin, hubble-bubble, hubbly, hubbub, hubby, hubcap, hubei, hubel, hubert
Origin of hubbub
1545–55; apparently of Irish orig.; akin to Scots Gaelic cry ubub! (reduplication of ub!) expressing aversion or contempt
SYNONYMS FOR hubbub
1 See noise.
2 disturbance, disorder, confusion.
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hubbub
/ (ˈhʌbʌb) /
noun
a confused noise of many voices
uproar
Word Origin for hubbub
C16: probably from Irish hooboobbes; compare Scottish Gaelic ubub! an exclamation of contempt
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