hullabaloo

noun

hul·la·ba·loo ˈhə-lə-bə-ˌlü How to pronounce hullabaloo (audio)

plural hullabaloos

informal : a loud, continued noise or mixture of noises : din

Why do roosters crow? If they're like insects and frogs, that hullabaloo is an ad for a mate …

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Somebody heard the splash and they raised an awful hullabaloo. 'He's gone! Lower the boats! …'

Joseph Conrad

… Hunt and her pack of highly trained dogs set off a hellacious hullabaloo, yelling and barking, discharging firecrackers …

Christine Paige

informal : a state of commotion, excitement, or violent disturbance : uproar, fuss

Would there be such a hullabaloo about the violence in her books if they had been written by a man?

Laura Z. Hobson

Sunday was a big day for the Philadelphia Phillies mascot … . It was his 40th birthday, and there was a big hullabaloo.

Liz Roscher

There's been a lot of hullabaloo recently about the effects that grapefruit can have on certain meds.

Chanie Kirschner

When I heard the series would finally be available to stream on Hulu, I decided to finally see what all the hullabaloo was about.

Josh Sorokach

Synonyms

ado
alarums and excursions
ballyhoo
blather
bluster
bobbery
bother
bustle
clatter
clutter [chiefly dialect]
coil
commotion
corroboree [Australian]
disturbance
do [chiefly dialect]
foofaraw
fun
furor
furore
fuss
helter-skelter
hoo-ha
hoo-hah
hoopla
hubble-bubble
hubbub
hurly
hurly-burly
hurricane
hurry
hurry-scurry
hurry-skurry
kerfuffle [chiefly British]
moil
pandemonium
pother
row
ruckus
ruction
rumpus
shindy
splore [Scottish]
squall
stew
stir
storm
to-do
tumult
turmoil
uproar
welter
whirl
williwaw
zoo

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Example Sentences

The announcement caused quite a hullabaloo. The announcement caused a lot of hullabaloo. There was a hullabaloo over his controversial statements. There was a lot of hullabaloo over his controversial statements.

Recent Examples on the Web Why the hullabaloo about keeping photos of a long-ago ex?

cleveland, 14 July 2022 Why the hullabaloo about keeping photos of a long-ago ex?

Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press, 14 July 2022 Why the hullabaloo about keeping photos of a long-ago ex?

Amy Dickinson, oregonlive, 14 July 2022 Though Johnson is now one of the UK’s shortest-serving prime ministers, having served in the role for about three years, Normington said the scandals and social media hullabaloo made his tenure feel much longer.

Kate Selig, BostonGlobe.com, 9 July 2022 That all the rest—this Finders Keepers hullabaloo and questions like mine—is just a nuisance.

Chris Heath, The Atlantic, 17 June 2022 Maybe the hullabaloo about being a digital native or an AI native is merely eye candy and nothing more.

Lance Eliot, Forbes, 12 June 2022 The hullabaloo was apparently an attempt to draw attention to the climate crisis.

Jeva Lange, The Week, 30 May 2022 The viewer’s eye dwells there rather than on the surrealist hullabaloo in the picture’s foreground, where a transparent plastic umbrella, upside down and full of rubber duckies, covers Susiraja’s crotch.

Johanna Fateman, The New Yorker, 22 May 2022 See More

hullabaloo

noun

as in commotion

a state of noisy, confused activity there was a lot of needless hullabaloo as the new millennium approached

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

commotion
fuss
disturbance
stir
turmoil
hurry
hoopla
hubbub
noise
racket
storm
ruckus
clatter
pandemonium
furore
hurricane
kerfuffle
furor
hoo-hah
ballyhoo
clutter
rumpus
bustle
row
uproar
zoo
fun
tumult
ado
blather
foofaraw
hoo-ha
pother
flurry
bother
bluster
ruction
coil
welter
hurly-burly
roar
hurly
upheaval
squall
shindy
stew
hurry-scurry
clamor
outcry
whirl
helter-skelter
din
bobbery
corroboree
cacophony
hurry-skurry
to-do
alarums and excursions
hubble-bubble
splore
moil
do
unrest
williwaw
howl
disorder
fracas
eruption
outburst
outbreak
flutter
brawl
scuffle
tizzy
fray
fret
melee
fever
hue and cry
mêlée
hassle
dither
lather
flare-up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

rest
hush
peace
quiet
tranquility
stillness
calm
tranquillity
quietude
order
orderliness

as in noise

a violent shouting there was such a hullabaloo in the room that he couldn't hear himself think

Synonyms & Similar Words

noise
roar
hubbub
outcry
howl
clamor
vociferation
tumult
uproar
racket
din
hue and cry
protest
clangor
jangle
outburst
cri de coeur

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

murmur
rumble
rumbling
murmuring
mumbling
mumble

单词	hullabaloo
释义	hullabaloo noun hul·la·ba·loo ˈhə-lə-bə-ˌlü plural hullabaloos 1 informal : a loud, continued noise or mixture of noises : din Why do roosters crow? If they're like insects and frogs, that hullabaloo is an ad for a mate … Discover Somebody heard the splash and they raised an awful hullabaloo. 'He's gone! Lower the boats! …' Joseph Conrad … Hunt and her pack of highly trained dogs set off a hellacious hullabaloo, yelling and barking, discharging firecrackers … Christine Paige 2 informal : a state of commotion, excitement, or violent disturbance : uproar, fuss Would there be such a hullabaloo about the violence in her books if they had been written by a man? Laura Z. Hobson Sunday was a big day for the Philadelphia Phillies mascot … . It was his 40th birthday, and there was a big hullabaloo. Liz Roscher There's been a lot of hullabaloo recently about the effects that grapefruit can have on certain meds. Chanie Kirschner When I heard the series would finally be available to stream on Hulu, I decided to finally see what all the hullabaloo was about. Josh Sorokach Synonyms ado alarums and excursions ballyhoo blather bluster bobbery bother bustle clatter clutter [chiefly dialect] coil commotion corroboree [Australian] disturbance do [chiefly dialect] foofaraw fun furor furore fuss helter-skelter hoo-ha hoo-hah hoopla hubble-bubble hubbub hurly hurly-burly hurricane hurry hurry-scurry hurry-skurry kerfuffle [chiefly British] moil pandemonium pother row ruckus ruction rumpus shindy splore [Scottish] squall stew stir storm to-do tumult turmoil uproar welter whirl williwaw zoo See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences The announcement caused quite a hullabaloo. The announcement caused a lot of hullabaloo. There was a hullabaloo over his controversial statements. There was a lot of hullabaloo over his controversial statements. Recent Examples on the Web Why the hullabaloo about keeping photos of a long-ago ex? cleveland, 14 July 2022 Why the hullabaloo about keeping photos of a long-ago ex? Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press, 14 July 2022 Why the hullabaloo about keeping photos of a long-ago ex? Amy Dickinson, oregonlive, 14 July 2022 Though Johnson is now one of the UK’s shortest-serving prime ministers, having served in the role for about three years, Normington said the scandals and social media hullabaloo made his tenure feel much longer. Kate Selig, BostonGlobe.com, 9 July 2022 That all the rest—this Finders Keepers hullabaloo and questions like mine—is just a nuisance. Chris Heath, The Atlantic, 17 June 2022 Maybe the hullabaloo about being a digital native or an AI native is merely eye candy and nothing more. Lance Eliot, Forbes, 12 June 2022 The hullabaloo was apparently an attempt to draw attention to the climate crisis. Jeva Lange, The Week, 30 May 2022 The viewer’s eye dwells there rather than on the surrealist hullabaloo in the picture’s foreground, where a transparent plastic umbrella, upside down and full of rubber duckies, covers Susiraja’s crotch. Johanna Fateman, The New Yorker, 22 May 2022 See More Word History Etymology perhaps from hallo + Scots balloo, interjection used to hush children First Known Use 1762, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Phrases Containing hullabaloo all the hullabaloo a lot of hullabaloo all the hullabaloo a lot of hullabaloo Kids Definition hullabaloo noun hul·la·ba·loo ˈhə-lə-bə-ˌlü plural hullabaloos : a confused noise : uproar, commotion hullabaloo noun 1 as in commotion a state of noisy, confused activity there was a lot of needless hullabaloo as the new millennium approached Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance commotion fuss disturbance stir turmoil hurry hoopla hubbub noise racket storm ruckus clatter pandemonium furore hurricane kerfuffle furor hoo-hah ballyhoo clutter rumpus bustle row uproar zoo fun tumult ado blather foofaraw hoo-ha pother flurry bother bluster ruction coil welter hurly-burly roar hurly upheaval squall shindy stew hurry-scurry clamor outcry whirl helter-skelter din bobbery corroboree cacophony hurry-skurry to-do alarums and excursions hubble-bubble splore moil do unrest williwaw howl disorder fracas eruption outburst outbreak flutter brawl scuffle tizzy fray fret melee fever hue and cry mêlée hassle dither lather flare-up Antonyms & Near Antonyms rest hush peace quiet tranquility stillness calm tranquillity quietude order orderliness See More 2 as in noise a violent shouting there was such a hullabaloo in the room that he couldn't hear himself think Synonyms & Similar Words noise roar hubbub outcry howl clamor vociferation tumult uproar racket din hue and cry protest clangor jangle outburst cri de coeur Antonyms & Near Antonyms murmur rumble rumbling murmuring mumbling mumble
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