Hubbub Definition

hŭbŭb
noun
A loud confusing noise.
Could not be heard over the hubbub of the crowd.
American Heritage
A confused sound of many voices; uproar; tumult.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Hubbub

Noun

Singular:
hubbub
Plural:
hubbubs

Origin of Hubbub

  • Perhaps from Irish; compare Irish ababú! (a battle-cry), Gaelic ub! ub! (expressing contempt, etc.), ubh ubh! (expressing disgust).

    From Wiktionary

  • Probably of Irish origin Irish abb abb abb an exclamation of defiance or aggression or abú, abó a war cry

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Hubbub Sentence Examples

  • While darkness had descended the town was now a hubbub of activity.

  • He was prepared to face the death which he expected; but his courage, a rare quality at that time, won the day, and the hubbub subsided in cries of "Let Gregoire have his way!"

  • Several wounded men passed along the road, and words of abuse, screams, and groans mingled in a general hubbub, then the firing died down.

  • Ideal for a gentle stroll with little ones to escape the town hubbub.

  • After Palmerston's enforced resignation, there was a new and more absurd hubbub.

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Words Starting With

HHUHUB

Words Ending With

BUBBUB

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Words Starting With H and Ending With B

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6 Letter Words6 Letter Words Starting With H6 Letter Words Ending With B