hubbub

noun

hub·​bub ˈhə-ˌbəb 

1

: noise, uproar

2

: confusion, turmoil

Synonyms of hubbub

• commotion
• disturbance
• fuss
• stir
• turmoil
• hurry

Examples of hubbub in a Sentence

All the hubbub in the airport made it hard to hear the flight announcements.

the hubbub surrounding the film star

We went to the country to escape the hubbub of the city.

What's all the hubbub about?

Recent Examples on the Web

A couple of years after the financial crisis, Kevin Warsh, Mark Carney, and Donald Kohn laced up their hiking boots and headed out of the hubbub that is the Jackson Hole Symposium. — Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2026

Lost in the hubbub over YCSE’s box-office haul was the fact that La Bola Negra also performed quite well in its own opening weekend. — Nate Jones, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2026

Remember, about two months ago this time, all the hubbub about how the Atlanta Falcons couldn’t rush the passer? — Jonathan Jones, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2026

Paying ample taxes in the process and contributing to our city’s hubbub and patronizing our business community? — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 1 Oct. 2026

Word History

Etymology

perhaps of Irish origin; akin to Scottish Gaelic ub ub, interjection of contempt

First Known Use

1555, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

hubbub

noun

hub·​bub ˈhəb-ˌəb 

: uproar, turmoil