a loud hubbub

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• Hubbub — Hub bub, n. [Cf. {Whoobub}, {Whoop}, {Hoop}, v. i.] A loud noise of many confused voices; a tumult; uproar. Milton. [1913 Webster] This hubbub of unmeaning words. Macaulay. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• hubbub — hub·bub (hŭb’ŭb′) n. 1) A loud confusing noise: » could not be heard over the hubbub of the crowd. 2) A confused situation; a tumult: » returned to the hubbub of the city after a peaceful weekend in the country. See Synonyms at NOISE(Cf. ↑noise) …   Word Histories

• hubbub — /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… …   Universalium

• hubbub — 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,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• hubbub — 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… …   English dictionary for students

• hubbub — 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,… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• hubbub — noun (singular, uncountable) a mixture of loud noises, especially the noise of a lot of people talking at the same time …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• hubbub — hub•bub [[t]ˈhʌb ʌb[/t]] n. 1) a loud, confused noise 2) tumult; disorder • Etymology: 1545–55; appar. of Ir orig. syn: See noise …   From formal English to slang

• hubbub — /ˈhʌbʌb / (say hubub) noun 1. a loud, confused noise, as of many voices. 2. tumult; uproar. {origin uncertain; compare Scottish Gaelic ub ub, ubub (exclamation of contempt) …  

• noise — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. uproar, hubbub, din, racket, clamor, pandemonium; crash, rattle, clatter. See loudness, sound. Ant., silence, quiet. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A sound] Syn. sound, sonance, something heard, something… …   English dictionary for students

• noise — /noyz/, n., v., noised, noising. n. 1. sound, esp. of a loud, harsh, or confused kind: deafening noises. 2. a sound of any kind: to hear a noise at the door. 3. loud shouting, outcry, or clamor. 4. a nonharmonious or discordant group of sounds. 5 …   Universalium