- a confused noise of many voices
- uproar
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
hub•bub /ˈhʌbʌb/USA pronunciation
n. [countable* usually singular]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- a loud, confused noise, as of many voices;
tumult;
uproar.
hub•bub
(hub′ub),USA pronunciation n.
- a loud, confused noise, as of many voices:There was quite a hubbub in the auditorium after the announcement.
- tumult;
uproar.
- 1545–55; apparently of Irish origin, originally; akin to Scots Gaelic cry ubub! (reduplication of ub!) expressing aversion or contempt
- 1. See noise. 2. disturbance, disorder, confusion.
- 1. quiet. 2. calm.
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hubbub /ˈhʌbʌb/ n
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