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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His statue is often overlooked in the hubbub of fans coming and going to Philadelphia Phillies, Eagles, 76ers and Flyers games.—David K. Li, NBC news, 26 Mar. 2026 In busy cafes, the Air Pro 4+ do a solid job of cancelling out the hubbub.—Mark Knapp, PC Magazine, 26 Mar. 2026 Paramount also reiterated its pledge to invest in and protect the exclusive theatrical window for films, which was a big source of hubbub when Netflix was poised to buy WBD.—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 27 Feb. 2026 With all the State of the Union hubbub mostly behind us, here's what to keep an eye on in the wide world of politics today.—Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 26 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for hubbub
Word History
Etymology
perhaps of Irish origin; akin to Scottish Gaelic ub ub, interjection of contempt