hubbubs
Loud chaotic disturbances
Hubbubs is the plural of hubbub, a loud confusion of sounds or voices.
A hubbub suggests chaotic noise from many sources at once—the din of a crowded market, the clamor after surprising news.
The hubbubs of city life exhausted her.
The word often appears in singular form even when describing multiple instances of commotion.
Noisy, confused disturbance
- clamorLoud persistent noise
- dinSustained unpleasant noise
- racketUproar, scam, or paddle
- uproarNoisy public disturbance
cacophony · tumult · pandemonium · ruckus · hullabaloo · brouhaha · babel · clangor
Intense public commotions
- scandalsPublicized shameful acts
- uproarsNoisy public disturbances
- outcriesLoud expressions of protest
- controversiesProlonged public disagreements
storms · tempests · firestorms · sensations · stirs · flaps · to-dos · kerfuffles
Large, dense crowds
- mobsChaotic, lawless gatherings
- massesBulk or populace
- gatheringsOccasions of congregating
- swarmsGathers in vast numbers
hordes · multitudes · crowds · bustle · jostling · milling · crush · congestion
commotion
Noisy, confused disturbance
uproar · cacophony · tumult · pandemonium · ruckus · hullabaloo · brouhaha · babel · clangor · outcry
furors
Intense public commotions
controversies · storms · tempests · firestorms · sensations · stirs · flaps · to-dos · kerfuffles · brouhahas
throngs
Large, dense crowds
- mobsChaotic, lawless gatherings
- massesBulk or populace
- gatheringsOccasions of congregating
swarms · hordes · multitudes · crowds · bustle · jostling · milling · crush · congestion · hustle
frenetic
Wildly agitated, fast
- bustlingFull of energetic activity
- hecticIntensely busy, almost overwhelming
- frenziedWildly out of control
chaotic · whirlwind · turbulent · flurry · bustle · hurly-burly · stir · ado · buzz · hive