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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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After much hubbub — and an act of vandalism — a Confederate monument at 55th Street and Ward Parkway in Kansas City will be removed.
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Despite the hubbub, Cincinnati's scientists and interested citizens were not happy with how that eclipse played out here.
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An aggressive P.R. campaign orchestrated by the NewsGuild, a union that represents many Times journalists, has put the hubbub on the map outside of journalism circles.
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An aggressive P.R. campaign orchestrated by the NewsGuild, a union that represents many Times journalists, has put the hubbub on the map outside of journalism circles.
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Why not buy a ticket and see what all the hubbub is about?
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Dare County officials say the hubbub is all a misunderstanding.
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The grandeur of a big European city can get drowned out quickly by the hubbub of humanity and cacophony of cars.
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Concealed from the hubbub, digital creators sat munching on snacks or posing in front of the many picture-perfect sets designed specifically for the event.
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Origin and Etymology of hubbub
perhaps of Irish origin; akin to Scottish Gaelic ub ub, interjection of contempt
hubbub Synonyms
Synonyms
ado, alarums and excursions, ballyhoo, blather, bluster, bobbery, bother, bustle, clatter, clutter [chiefly dialect], coil, corroboree [Australian], disturbance, do [chiefly dialect], foofaraw, fun, furor, furore, fuss, helter-skelter, hoo-ha (also hoo-hah), hoopla, hubble-bubble, commotion, 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, zooRelated Words
cacophony, clamor, din, howl, hue and cry, noise, outcry, racket, roar; disorder, unrest, upheaval; eruption, flare-up, flurry, flutter, outbreak, outburst; brawl, fracas, fray, hassle, melee (also mêlée), scuffle; dither, fever, fret, lather, tizzyNear Antonyms
calm, hush, peace, quiet, quietude, rest, stillness, tranquillity (or tranquility); order, orderlinessHUBBUB Defined for English Language Learners
hubbub
play
noun
Definition 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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