Hubbub

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈhÊŒbÊŒb/

Alternative forms

• whobub obsolete

Origin

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

Full definition of hubbub

Noun

1. A confused uproar, commotion, tumult or racket.
• John Milton, Paradise LostAt length a universal hubbub wildOf stunning sounds and voices all confused,Borne through the hollow dark, assaults his earWith loudest vehemence.

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