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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For all of the justified excitement and hubbub about Rafael Devers, the loss of an exciting and promising homegrown pitcher is impossible to ignore.—Grant Brisbee, New York Times, 19 June 2025 Caitlin Clark and her teammates are still shocked and inspired by the hubbub around the Indiana Fever
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Kelsey Mitchell added another 17 points for the Fever, Natasha Howard had 16 points and 12 rebounds and Damiris Dantas added 13 off the bench.—Matias Grez, CNN Money, 18 June 2025 But as seen by the hubbub over her paintings of activists and public figures, Baez keeps getting pulled back into the spotlight.—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 11 June 2025 Having missed the hubbub at the wedding, Lisa meets up with Marysol and Alexia and asks them to fill her in on all the drama that went down.—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 10 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for hubbub
Word History
Etymology
perhaps of Irish origin; akin to Scottish Gaelic ub ub, interjection of contempt
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