noun

hubbub

HUH-buhb

noun

A loud, confused noise made by a crowd of people talking or shouting at once; an uproar.

"There was a hubbub in the hallway as the exam results were posted."

"Amid the hubbub of the market, she could barely hear her own thoughts."

How to Use Hubbub

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishA noisy commotion made by a crowd — chatter, shouting, and general noise all at once.

Common pairings

a hubbub of voices cause a hubbub amid the hubbub

hubbubbed past tense, hubbubed past tense, hubbubs plural, hubbubs singular

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Likely borrowed from an old Irish or Scottish Gaelic battle-cry or shout, which came to describe any loud, confused noise of a crowd.