noun
Hubble
HUH-buhl
noun
1
A loud commotion or uproar.
"The whole street was in a hubble after the fire alarm went off."
2
A messy heap or pile, especially of unfinished work.
"She stared at the hubble of paperwork on her desk and sighed."
3
A lump or bump.
"There was a small hubble under the wallpaper where it hadn't been smoothed flat."
How to Use Hubble
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishAn old, regional word for a mess, a lump, or an uproar — not related to the astronomer or space telescope of the same name.
Easily confused with
hobble →
Hubble Space Telescope
Word Forms
Hubbles plural, Hubbles plural, hubbles plural
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Etymology
An old dialect word of uncertain origin, likely related to "hobble" and other words describing something lumpy or disordered.