Definition of hullabaloo
hullabaloos
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Examples of hullabaloo in a Sentence
The announcement caused quite a hullabaloo.
The announcement caused a lot of hullabaloo.
There was a hullabaloo over his controversial statements.
There was a lot of hullabaloo over his controversial statements.
Recent Examples of hullabaloo from the Web
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The reason for this is simple: NFL coaches didn’t think Tebow was good enough to justify the hype and hullabaloo that came with having him on the roster.
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Amid all this hullabaloo, one group is never mentioned.
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And why oh why must we be subjected to an endless hullabaloo over Pippa Middleton’s wedding?
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So there is a whole hullabaloo about this necklace.
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If the traditional form of genetic rescue is considered controversial, a newly developing iteration will like start a far louder hullabaloo.
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U.S.-stock funds posted a 1.8% total return in January, a month that saw the hullabaloo of Dow 20000 and the minute-to-minute ups and downs of the Trump administration.
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All the hullabaloo about going to Florida was centered around recruiting.
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Origin and Etymology of hullabaloo
perhaps from hallo + Scots balloo, interjection used to hush children
HULLABALOO Defined for English Language Learners
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playDefinition of hullabaloo for English Language Learners
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: a very noisy and confused situation
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: a situation in which many people are upset and angry about something
HULLABALOO Defined for Kids
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