hubbub

noun

hub·​bub ˈhə-ˌbəb How to pronounce hubbub (audio)

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 Bored, restless, and annoyed by the hubbub around her, Yasmin retreats to her cabin, where she is confronted by a coital scene that is almost immediately revealed to be primal. Naomi Fry, The New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2024 Amidst the hubbub of Milan Fashion Week, Hadid hit the town wearing an outfit that mixed workwear staples and weekend-friendly pieces. Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 20 Sep. 2024 The team at Maker’s Mark is trying to quell some of last year’s hubbub by sharing details in advance about how to get a bottle. Amanda Hancock, The Courier-Journal, 9 Sep. 2024 Or would an anxious Democrat, hearing the hubbub in Milwaukee, argue that the threat is never more perilous than when the phrasing is alive with bite and fire? Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 25 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for hubbub 

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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

Time Traveler
The first known use of hubbub was in 1555

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“Hubbub.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hubbub. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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hubbub

noun
hub·​bub ˈhəb-ˌəb How to pronounce hubbub (audio)

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