hubbub

Plural: hubbubs

Noun

• A confused noise; a tumultuous uproar.
• loud confused noise from many sources
• A confused uproar, commotion, tumult or racket.

Verb

• To cause a tumult or racket.

Examples

• The HUBBUB of excited chatter always followed a particularly high-scoring word.

Synonyms

brouhaha, katzenjammer, uproar, ado, argy-bargy, bangarang, bobbery, bunfight, bust-up, bustle, chaos, clamour, clatter, commotion, disruption, disturbance, flap, foofaraw, fracas, furor, fuss, hobbleshaw, hoo-ha, hoo-hah, hubbub, hullabaloo, hurly-burly, 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, upstir