hubbub
A loud noise made by lots of voices at once.
hubbub in a sentence
- A hubbub filled the hall as two hundred children all chattered about the surprise.
- A hubbub of chatter and clattering trays filled the busy seaside cafe at lunchtime.
Try an 11+ style question
Verbal reasoning papers often ask about a word like this.
Which word is closest in meaning to hubbub?
- Asilence
- Bcalm
- Cracket
- Dquiet
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C: racket. The other three mean the opposite of hubbub.
Which word is most nearly opposite in meaning to hubbub?
- Anoise
- Bracket
- Cdin
- Dsilence
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D: silence. The other three mean nearly the same as hubbub.
Words that mean something similar
racket, din, noise
Words that mean the opposite
silence, quiet, calm
Careful: hubbub is not din
Hubbub is made of voices. Din can be made of anything, and it is always unpleasant. Read why children mix them up.
More words about speech & sound
- hushed: Very quiet and still.
- implore: To beg someone desperately to do something.
- imply: To suggest something without actually saying it.
- inaudible: So quiet that it cannot be heard.
- indicate: To show or point out where something is, or what is meant.
- interrogate: To ask someone lots of questions, often in a strict way, to find something out.
- jargon: The special words used by a group, which are hard for outsiders to understand.
- jeer: To laugh at someone in a mean, mocking way.
More words to explore
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