hub·bub (h b b )n. 1. Loud noise; din. See Synonyms at noise. 2. Confusion; tumult. [Probably of Irish Gaelic origin; akin to Scottish Gaelic ubub, an interjection of aversion or contempt.] Word History: It has often been remarked that the early Celtic inhabitants of Britain contributed very little to the stock of English words. Perhaps this should not surprise us, given the difficult relations over the centuries between the people of Germanic stock and the people of Celtic stock in England and Ireland. It seems likely that a certain English contempt resides in the adoption of the word hubbub from a Celtic source, which is probably related to ub ub ubub, a Scots Gaelic interjection expressing contempt, or to abu, an ancient Irish war cry. In any case, hubbub was first recorded (1555) in the phrase Irish hubbub and meant "the confused shouting of a crowd." In addition to the senses it has developed, hubbub was again used, possibly in an unflattering way, by the New England colonists as a term for a rambunctious game played by Native Americans. |
hubbub [ˈhʌbʌb]
n
1. a confused noise of many voices
2. uproar
[probably from Irish hooboobbes; compare Scottish Gaelic ubub! an exclamation of contempt]
Hubbub a multitude of speakers.
Examples: hubbub of parliamentary discussion, 1878; of all languages, 1849.
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| Noun | 1. |  hubbub - loud confused noise from many sourcesnoise - sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound); "he enjoyed the street noises"; "they heard indistinct noises of people talking"; "during the firework display that ended the gala the noise reached 98 decibels" |
hubbub
noun
1. noise, racket, din, uproar, cacophony, pandemonium, babel, tumult, hurly-burly a hubbub of excited conversation from over a thousand people
2. hue and cry, confusion, disturbance, riot, disorder, clamour, rumpus, bedlam, brouhaha, ruction (informal), hullabaloo, ruckus (informal) the hubbub over the election
Translations
hubbub
n hubbub [ˈhabab]
1 a confused noise of many sounds especially voices. kabaal ضَجَّه، جَلَبَه، ضَوْضاء глъч kravál larm das Stimmengewirr οχλοβοή, νταβαντούρι algarabía, alboroto, bullicio, griterío müra هياهو hälinä brouhaha רַעַש וְהֲמוּלָה शोरगुल graja, buka, galama lárma ramainya suara hávaði, læti baccano がやがや 확자지껄 erzelynė balsu troksnis keriuhan geroezemoes bråk, surr, ståhei, støy gwar algazarra zarvă гул krik, hurhaj direndaj graja larm, stim, sorl เสียงอึกทึก yaygara, gürültü, patırtı 吵雜聲 галас, гамір شور sự ồn ào huyên náo 吵闹声
2 uproar; protest. rumoer هَرْجٌ وَمَرْج، إحْتِجاج недоволство povyk opstandelse; røre der Tumult σάλος, διαμαρτυρία alboroto, tumulto, barahúnda lärm غوغا protesti tohu-bohu הֲמוּלָה गुल गपाड़ा, कोलाहल galama, komešanje zaj protes uppnám schiamazzo 大騒ぎ 소동 sambrūzdis, riaušės kņada kekecohan oproer, samenscholing opprør, rabalder, protest wrzawa tumulto învălmăşeală возмущение; гвалт zmätok upor žamor bråk, tumult, rabalder ความโกลาหล karışıklık, ayaklanma 騷動，抗議 галас بلوا sự náo loạn; sự om xòm 骚动
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