hubbub
11hubbub — UK [ˈhʌbʌb] / US [ˈhʌˌbʌb] noun [singular/uncountable] 1) the noise of a lot of people talking at the same time, especially when they are angry or excited Her voice was barely audible in the growing hubbub. 2) a situation in which a lot of people …
12hubbub — /hub ub/, n. 1. a loud, confused noise, as of many voices: There was quite a hubbub in the auditorium after the announcement. 2. tumult; uproar. [1545 55; appar. of Ir orig.; akin to ScotGael cry ubub! (redupl. of ub!) expressing aversion or… …
13hubbub — noun A confused uproar, commotion, tumult or racket. At length a universal hubbub wild …
14hubbub — [16] Hubbub is an Irish contribution to English. It comes from Irish Gaelic hooboobbes, which appears to be related to the Old Irish battle cry abú. This was a derivative of buide ‘victory’ (a relative of which across the Irish Sea formed the… …
15hubbub — [16] Hubbub is an Irish contribution to English. It comes from Irish Gaelic hooboobbes, which appears to be related to the Old Irish battle cry abú. This was a derivative of buide ‘victory’ (a relative of which across the Irish Sea formed the… …
16hubbub — noun Etymology: perhaps of Irish origin; akin to Scottish Gaelic ub ub, interjection of contempt Date: 1555 1. noise, uproar 2. confusion, turmoil …
17hubbub — Synonyms and related words: Bedlam let loose, ado, agitation, apologetics, apologia, apology, argument, argumentation, babel, bedlam, bicker, bickering, blast, bluster, bobbery, boil, boiling, bother, botheration, brawl, broil, brouhaha, burst,… …
18hubbub — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. tumult, uproar, racket, disturbance, din. See loudness. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. din, tumult, uproar, commotion; see confusion 2 , noise , uproar . See Synonym Study at noise . III (Roget s 3… …
19hubbub — hub|bub [ˈhʌbʌb] n [singular, U] [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: Probably from a Celtic language] 1.) a mixture of loud noises, especially the noise of a lot of people talking at the same time 2.) a situation in which there is a lot of activity,… …
20hubbub — hub·bub || hÊŒbÊŒb n. uproar, disturbance, commotion …
