Definition of hubbub
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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 of hubbub from the Web
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But Lummi Island is a dot farther up the coast and a ferry line away from the heart of the Northwest Coast hubbub.
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For all the hubbub in the press and among the digerati, ordinary people have by and large stuck by the big blue juggernaut.
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Origin and Etymology of hubbub
perhaps of Irish origin; akin to Scottish Gaelic ub ub, interjection of contempt
First Known Use: 1555
HUBBUB Defined for English Language Learners
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playDefinition of hubbub for English Language Learners
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: a loud mixture of sound or voices
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: a situation in which there is much noise, confusion, excitement, and activity
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