English
Alternative spellings
whobub (obsolete)
Etymology
Perhaps from Irish; compare Irish ababú! (a battle-cry), Gaelic ub|ub! ub! (expressing contempt, etc.), ubh ubh! (expressing disgust).
Noun
en-noun
- A confused uproar, commotion, tumult or racket.
Translations
French: brouhaha m
Italian: brusio m
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Kurdish: KUchar|���را
Quotations
:At length a universal hubbub wild
:Of stunning sounds and voices all confused,
:Borne through the hollow dark, assaults his ear
:With loudest vehemence. � Milton.
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