hubbub
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[edit] English
[edit] Alternative forms
- whobub (obsolete)
[edit] Etymology
Perhaps from Irish; compare Irish ababú! (a battle-cry), Gaelic ub! ub! (expressing contempt, etc.), ubh ubh! (expressing disgust).
[edit] Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ʌb
[edit] Noun
hubbub (plural hubbubs)
- A confused uproar, commotion, tumult or racket.
- Milton
- At length a universal hubbub wild
- Of stunning sounds and voices all confused,
- Borne through the hollow dark, assaults his ear
- With loudest vehemence.
- Milton
[edit] Synonyms
- See also Wikisaurus:commotion
[edit] Translations
A confused uproar, commotion, tumult or racket.