hullabaloo

noun

hul·la·ba·loo ˈhə-lə-bə-ˌlü

plural hullabaloos

Synonyms of hullabaloo next

informal : a loud, continued noise or mixture of noises : din

Why do roosters crow? If they're like insects and frogs, that hullabaloo is an ad for a mate …—

Discover

Somebody heard the splash and they raised an awful hullabaloo. 'He's gone! Lower the boats! …'—

Joseph Conrad

… Hunt and her pack of highly trained dogs set off a hellacious hullabaloo, yelling and barking, discharging firecrackers …—

Christine Paige

informal : a state of commotion, excitement, or violent disturbance : uproar, fuss

Would there be such a hullabaloo about the violence in her books if they had been written by a man?—

Laura Z. Hobson

Sunday was a big day for the Philadelphia Phillies mascot … . It was his 40th birthday, and there was a big hullabaloo.—

Liz Roscher

There's been a lot of hullabaloo recently about the effects that grapefruit can have on certain meds.—

Chanie Kirschner

When I heard the series would finally be available to stream on Hulu, I decided to finally see what all the hullabaloo was about.—

Josh Sorokach

Example Sentences

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 on the Web Amid the hullabaloo over hot-button Supreme Court cases such as 303 Creative LLC v. Elenis and talk of ritual animal sacrifice, one religious-liberty issue continues to get overlooked: the conscience rights of the incarcerated. —

Bobby Miller, National Review, 17 Jan. 2023 The recent hullabaloo was caused by the risky behavior of a few institutions, rather than the collapse of a sector of the economy. —

Diti Kohli, BostonGlobe.com, 31 Mar. 2023 Whether James is a good enough player to justify the hullabaloo. —

Bill Oram, oregonlive, 9 Apr. 2023 But synthetic fabrics have grown to be just as cozy with remarkable technical attributes that are so much more than marketing hullabaloo. —

Wes Siler, Outside Online, 2 Feb. 2023 Walker didn't understand all the hullabaloo. —

Nate Davis, USA TODAY, 28 Apr. 2022 Few could have predicted this kind of hullabaloo. —

Rob Hodgetts, CNN, 6 Nov. 2020 Six games remain and the Bears will have to find deep reserves of concentration and give-a-damn to prevent another lengthy spiral and more hullabaloo. —

Dan Wiederer, chicagotribune.com, 26 Nov. 2021 The whole hullabaloo started after the Daily Mail published photos of the pair at a party. —

Carrie Wittmer, Glamour, 8 Feb. 2023 See More

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