Definitions for hubbub
ˈhʌb ʌbhub·bub

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. hubbub, uproar, brouhaha, katzenjammernoun

   loud confused noise from many sources

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. hubbubnoun

   A confused uproar, commotion, tumult or racket.

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

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Hubbubnoun

   A tumult; a riot.

   Etymology: unless it be from up up, or hobnob.

   People pursued the business with all contempt of the government; and in the hubbub of the first day there appeared nobody of name or reckoning, but the actors were really of the dregs of the people. Edward Hyde.

   An universal hubbub wild
   Of stunning sounds, and voices all confus’d,
   Borne through the hollow dark, assaults his ear
   With loudest vehemence. John Milton, Paradise Lost, b. ii.

   Why wolves raise a hubbub at her,
   And dogs howl when she shines in water. Hudibras, p. ii.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. hubbub

   Hubbub refers to a chaotic or noisy situation or environment, often characterized by a lot of voices, activities or commotion. It can be also used to describe confusion, uproar or turmoil.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Hubbubverb

   a loud noise of many confused voices; a tumult; uproar

2. Etymology: [Cf. Whoobub, Whoop, Hoop, v. i.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Hubbub

   hub′ub, n. a confused sound of many voices: riot: uproar. [Prob. a repetition of hoop, whoop.]

Matched Categories

1. • Noise

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of hubbub in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of hubbub in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of hubbub in a Sentence

1. Marko Sotto:

   They want to eat out three or four times a week…at the same time, they don’t necessarily want all the hubbub.

2. Former President Bill Clinton:

   The truth is, the hubbub was I got hot under the collar because of the way the questions were asked. And I think what was lost were the two points that I made that are important to me, the suggestion was that I never apologized for what caused all the trouble for me 20 years ago.

3. Bill Clinton:

   The truth is, the hubbub was I got hot under the collar because of the way the questions were asked.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=hubbub
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Hubbub
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=hubbub
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hubbub
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=hubbub