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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But with all the hubbub surrounding the trial, Facebook users might have missed the most significant news about Blue in years.—Steven Levy, Wired News, 18 Apr. 2025 But polls taken since the hubbub indicate that Mr. Merz has emerged relatively unscathed.—Jim Tankersley, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2025 So Far The hubbub began on Wednesday following the Who’s performances at Royal Albert Hall.—Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 19 Apr. 2025 After seeing the hubbub the giraffe was causing online, Wehner took to Facebook to share photos of the project.—Mitchell Willetts, Kansas City Star, 4 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for hubbub
Word History
Etymology
perhaps of Irish origin; akin to Scottish Gaelic ub ub, interjection of contempt
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