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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Much of the hubbub about snowfall this winter is for areas in the Midwest and along the East Coast.—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Oct. 2025 From the perspective of Nick Woltemade, their record signing, there was also another riposte to the hubbub that has surrounded his move to St James’ Park as a replacement for Alexander Isak, a task that ranks as thankless.—George Caulkin, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025 Five Yankees used the bat, but the hubbub has since faded into obscurity.—Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 28 Sep. 2025 Much of it follows the hubbub around, and the minute emotional dramas of, Dunst’s wedding.—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 19 Sep. 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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