hubbub
Plural: hubbubs
Noun
- loud confused noise from many sources
- A confused uproar, commotion, tumult or racket.
Verb
- To cause a tumult or racket.
Origin / Etymology
Mid 16th c. Perhaps from Irish; compare Irish ababú!, abú! (battle-cry), Scottish Gaelic ub! ub! (expressing contempt, etc.), ubh ubh! (expressing disgust).
Synonyms
ado, argy-bargy, bangarang, bobbery, brouhaha, bunfight, bust-up, bustle, chaos, clamour, clatter, commotion, disruption, disturbance, flap, foofaraw, fracas, furor, fuss, hobbleshaw, hoo-ha, hoo-hah, hubbub, hullabaloo, hurly-burly, katzenjammer, kerfuffle, mayhem, merry hell, outcry, palaver, pandemonium, pother, quarrel, riot, rowdydow, ruckus, rumpus, shemozzle, shindy, splatterdash, stir, stooshie, three-ring circus, to-do, tomfoolery, trouble, tumult, turmoil, unrest, uproar, upstir
Scrabble Score: 15
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