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hubbub

[ huhb-uhb ]

noun

  1. a loud, confused noise, as of many voices:

    There was quite a hubbub in the auditorium after the announcement.

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  2. tumult; uproar.

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hubbub

/ ˈʌʌ /

noun

  1. a confused noise of many voices
  2. uproar
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of hubbub1

First recorded in 1545–55; apparently of Irish origin; akin to Scots Gaelic cry ubub! (reduplication of ub! ) expressing aversion or contempt
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of hubbub1

C16: probably from Irish hooboobbes; compare Scottish Gaelic ubub! an exclamation of contempt
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Synonym Study

See noise.
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Daffodils wilted, dragons drooped and decibels dropped to the quiet hubbub of a cricket crowd.

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It is getting difficult for him to escape the hubbub though.

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The solo performances as Pennebaker films them are arresting and gorgeous, but he does as well capturing the public hubbub and private interludes.

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A burst of laughter from Samir rose over the hubbub of the marketplace.

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Leaders in the NBC newsroom, convinced that election year audiences deserved to hear a perspective from conservatives like Ms. McDaniel, believed the hubbub would fizzle out.

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