Definition of Hubbub

1. Noun. Loud confused noise from many sources.

Exact synonyms: Brouhaha, Katzenjammer, Uproar
Generic synonyms: Noise
Derivative terms: Uproarious

Definition of Hubbub

1. n. A loud noise of many confused voices; a tumult; uproar.

Definition of Hubbub

1. Noun. A confused uproar, commotion, tumult or racket. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Hubbub

1. an uproar [n -S] - See also: uproar

Lexicographical Neighbors of Hubbub

hub-bub
hub cap
hub world
hub worlds
hubbard squash
hubbier
hubbies
hubbiest
hubble-bubble
hubble bubble
hubbly
hubbly-bubbly
hubbly bubblies
hubbly bubbly
hubbub (current term)
hubbuboo
hubbuboos
hubbubs
hubby
hubcap
hubcapped
hubcaps
hubeite
hubless
hubner
hubnerite
hubnerites
hubodometer
hubodometers

Literary usage of Hubbub

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Residence at Sierra Leone: Described from a Journal Kept on the Spot, and by Elizabeth Melville, Elizabeth Colville Colville of Culross, Caroline Sheridan Norton (1849)
"hubbub on entering the Cove — Health Inspectors — Quarantine —Wet Weather ... What greatly added to the hubbub was being met by the quarantine boat, ..."

2. Italy: With Sketches of Spain and Portugal by William Beckford (1835)
"St. Peter's thumb.—The Elector's collection of pictures. — The Churches. — hubbub and confusion of the Fair.—Wild tract of country. ..."

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