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hubbubs

noun

plural of hubbub
1
as in disturbances
a state of noisy, confused activity imagine all the hubbub at the zoo when the lion escaped

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2
as in noises
a violent shouting the people who had been in line for tickets made a huge hubbub when they were told that the concert was all sold out

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  1. disturbances
  2. noises
  3. commotions
  4. roars
  5. stirs
  6. howls
  7. furors
  8. turmoils
Noun
  • Electrolyte disturbances during unsupervised fasts can destabilize the heart and trigger arrhythmias.
    — Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Stratospheric disturbances can take days to weeks to propagate downward into the lower atmosphere.
    — Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of disturbances
Noun
  • Pella thermal pane windows were custom-designed to fit unconventionally sized frames and now help silence any potential noises from the neighborhood.
    — Richard Lane, Des Moines Register, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Once the inspection is complete, it should be followed by a road test to check for unusual noises, vibrations, or drivability concerns.
    — John Paul Senior Manager Public Affairs And Traffic Safety Aaa Northeast, Hartford Courant, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of noises
Noun
  • Over the past year, men’s ski jumping has been marred by Norway’s cheating scandal and more recent genital manipulation rumors, which has become one of the early commotions of the Milano-Cortina Games.
    — Sara Germano, Sportico.com, 8 Feb. 2026
Definition of commotions
Noun
  • Trains rumble behind the main stadiums, Arthur Ashe and Louis Armstrong, while planes approaching and departing from La Guardia Airport bring their stomach-churning roars.
    — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Exactly 60 years after Williams’ induction speech on the steps of the Hall of Fame, Baker walked into the Hall and was greeted by the loud roars of another Boston Red Sox legend, David Ortiz.
    — Jose de Jesus Ortiz, Los Angeles Times, 28 July 2026
Definition of roars
Noun
  • Refrigerated pie crust helps this pie come together with just a few stirs of the whisk.
    — Patricia S York, Southern Living, 19 Apr. 2026
Definition of stirs
Noun
  • The howls of outrage from an undisclosed location in Europe reached our shores.
    — Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Their chorus of howls and yowls was all that kept them connected to the hunters who lagged far behind.
    — Paul Schullery, Outdoor Life, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of howls
Noun
  • There are several other ongoing furors about the president’s propensity to use his power in unusually personal ways.
    — Niall Stanage, The Hill, 5 Oct. 2025
Definition of furors
Noun
  • About two couples, connected and dependent on one another, raising their kids alongside each other, facing the same turmoils, the same existential questions.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Mayer and Strong offer a broad pop-history lesson, in which the same tensions and turmoils churn on and on in their terrible cycle throughout the decades; the only thing that’s changed are the aesthetics.
    — Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Definition of turmoils
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“Hubbubs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hubbubs. Accessed 28 Sep. 2026.

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