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?
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One man, Ricardo Granados, a 67-year-old retiree, was on his way to take his son to a medical appointment but stopped to see what all the hubbub was about.—ABC News, 10 Apr. 2026 One man, Ricardo Granados, a 67-year-old retiree, was on his way to take his son to a medical appointment but stopped to see what all the hubbub was about just before the news conference started.—Anthony Izaguirre, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026 Despite the unusual grand opening hubbub around him, Klump stayed for more than an hour, enjoying the new vibe at the cozy Cicero Avenue Starbucks.—Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026 Wesley Pokluda was getting his bearings at the Conservative Political Action Conference amid the hubbub of activists and the booming audio coming from the stage where Steve Bannon was broadcasting War Room and making the case against war in Iran.—Rob Crilly, The Washington Examiner, 30 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for hubbub
Word History
Etymology
perhaps of Irish origin; akin to Scottish Gaelic ub ub, interjection of contempt