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Definition of "hubbub" []

  • Loud noise; din. See Synonyms at noise. (noun)
  • Confusion; tumult. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "hubbub" in a sentence
  • "After all the pomp and circumstance was over, the current stars of the nation's top offense finally showed what all the hubbub is about."
  • "Gosh, I have got to read her so I'll know what all the hubbub is about!"
  • "The Welsh cry was "Ubub!" from whence comes our word hubbub, meaning a confusion."