Antonyms for hubbub

Grammar : Noun

Spell : huhb-uhb

Phonetic Transcription : ˈhʌb ʌb

Definition of hubbub

Origin : 1550s, whobub "confused noise," generally believed to be of Irish origin, perhaps from Gaelic ub!, expression of aversion or contempt, or Old Irish battle cry abu, from buide "victory."

noun commotion, disorder

Example sentences :

All this hubbub excited the attention of Boxtel, who was just taking his meal by his fireside.
Extract from : « The Black Tulip » by Alexandre Dumas (Pere)

All this hubbub came from a white house about five hundred yards away.
Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt

People turned to see what was the matter, and again did the hubbub increase.
Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola

But, directly we got into the street we were known, and this hubbub began.
Extract from : « Barnaby Rudge » by Charles Dickens

It was cool and quiet out there after the heat and hubbub of the drawing-room.
Extract from : « The Christian » by Hall Caine

Some fell to patronizing him, some to advising him, and some to sneering at the hubbub he was making.
Extract from : « Capt'n Davy's Honeymoon » by Hall Caine

Great was the hubbub, but the door was fast, and a compromise had to be arrived at.
Extract from : « Auld Licht Idylls » by J. M. Barrie

The scene of scampering and hubbub that ensued baffles all description.
Extract from : « The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. » by Washington Irving

All was now bustle and hubbub in the late quiet school-room.
Extract from : « The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. » by Washington Irving

There was riot, wrangling, hubbub and cursing, till the hour of evening prayer.
Extract from : « General Gordon » by J. Wardle

Synonyms for hubbub

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