hubbub

noun

hub·​bub ˈhə-ˌbəb 

1

: noise, uproar

2

: confusion, turmoil

Synonyms of hubbub

• commotion
• disturbance
• fuss
• stir
• turmoil
• hurry

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

In early December, the mood was contemplative, a sharp contrast to the hubbub here earlier this year. —Esme Nicholson, NPR, 18 Dec. 2025

The music video comprises a photo montage compiled by the street photographer Daniel Arnold, who documents the hubbub, glamor, camaraderie, isolation in crowds, small joys, small horrors, and seedy underbelly of New York in a photo series shot over the course of 15 years. —Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 15 Dec. 2025

A great deal of hubbub is being made over the installation of a Paul Bunyan statue in Derry. —Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Dec. 2025

One group that hasn’t gotten much of a hearing above the hubbub is the US electorate. —Mark Niquette, Fortune, 12 Dec. 2025

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

Kids Definition

hubbub

noun

hub·​bub ˈhəb-ˌəb 

: uproar, turmoil