All the hubbub in the airport made it hard to hear the flight announcements.
the hubbub surrounding the film star
We went to the country to escape the hubbub of the city.
What's all the hubbub about?
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Rather than discussing the inadequacies, dishonesty, and plain bad art of The Brutalist and Emilia Pérez, the trade press perpetuates the hubbub as a technological crisis.—Armond White, National Review, 24 Jan. 2025 Next, a deep-dive that takes us from the heart of Sherlyn's story to kid-sized chairs in an elementary school classroom to the hubbub of the MNPS Office of English Learners.—The Tennessean, 2 Aug. 2024 Protein may be hogging the nutrition limelight at the moment, but amid all the hubbub, don’t forget about one critical carb: fiber.—Caroline Tien, SELF, 18 Mar. 2025 This mental hubbub also yanks you out of the present and prevents you from fully experiencing what’s actually happening to you, Dr. Morray says.—Erica Sloan, SELF, 31 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for hubbub
Word History
Etymology
perhaps of Irish origin; akin to Scottish Gaelic ub ub, interjection of contempt
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