hubbub
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Synonyms for hubbub
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, furor, furore, fuss, helter-skelter, hoo-ha (also hoo-hah), hoopla, hubble-bubble, hullabaloo, hurly, hurly-burly, hurricane, hurry, hurry-scurry (or hurry-skurry), kerfuffle [chiefly British], moil, pandemonium, pother, row, ruckus, ruction, rumpus, shindy, splore [Scottish], squall, stew, stir, storm, to-do, tumult, turmoil, uproar, welter, whirl, williwaw, zoo
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The result: Pristine, empty beaches, hubbub-free pools, and a vacation that feels like a private tour. — Caroline Picard, Good Housekeeping, "How to Vacation Like the Royal Family in the Bahamas," 30 Aug. 2018 Some people think that Rose should make way for other people who look like her to join the ranks of major TV shows and movie casts: Imagine the hubbub when Hollywood discovers there are two, even three more lesbians other than Ruby Rose. — Megan Lasher, Seventeen, "Ruby Rose Will Play The First Ever Lesbian "Batwoman" and People Have FEELINGS," 8 Aug. 2018 The Federal Communication Commission's rules preventing Internet service providers from blocking or slowing legal traffic, or charging for faster delivery of some content, passed with much hubbub in 2015, will be history on June 11. — Jefferson Graham, USA TODAY, "Should you be worried that Google wants to do all your chores?," 12 May 2018 Garp & Fuss feels a little set apart from the hubbub of Park Avenue’s restaurant scene. — Lauren Delgado, OrlandoSentinel.com, "Garp & Fuss: Murky menu, lovely location," 6 July 2018 Ultimately the hubbub around the question just proves that there are some classics of American cuisine that may have regional or even familial differences, but remain mainstays that can bring us all together. — Raisa Bruner, Time, "People Have Very Strong Feelings About the Correct Approach to Making a PB&J," 29 June 2018 Mex Perú Gipsy, a cozy lunch counter hidden among the hubbub of downtown’s Fashion District, is definitely in the latter camp. — Garrett Snyder, Los Angeles Magazine, "The Best Peruvian Restaurants in Los Angeles," 26 June 2018 Princess Charlotte and Prince George may have stayed inside out of the hubbub of the Royal Air Force centenary celebrations in London on Tuesday, but Princess Charlotte still managed to steal the show. — Raisa Bruner, Time, "Princess Charlotte Had Some Adorable Attitude During the Royal Air Force Flypast," 10 July 2018 There was a lot of hubbub surrounding this two-game set with the Reds because the Tigers could have reached the .500 mark on the season. — Anthony Fenech, Detroit Free Press, "Detroit Tigers mailbag: Will they buy or sell at trade deadline?," 20 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'hubbub.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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hubbub
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English Language Learners Definition of hubbub
: a loud mixture of sound or voices
: a situation in which there is much noise, confusion, excitement, and activity
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Kids Definition of hubbub
: uproar
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