Hullabaloo
noun
A loud noise or a scene of noisy confusion or activity.
There was such a hullabaloo when the surprise guest arrived at the party.
Often appears as...
- cause a hullabaloo
- great hullabaloo
noun
A loud noise or a scene of noisy confusion or activity.
There was such a hullabaloo when the surprise guest arrived at the party.
Often appears as...
- cause a hullabaloo
- great hullabaloo
Definition 1 of 1
Pro Tip 1/3Noise and Activity
Hullabaloo often implies both loud sounds and busy movement, like in a crowded event.
The kids created such a hullabaloo playing tag in the garden.
Pro Tip 2/3Informal Situations
Use 'hullabaloo' in casual conversation; it's not typically used in formal writing or speech.
There was a bit of a hullabaloo at the family barbecue yesterday.
Pro Tip 3/3Unexpected Events
'Hullabaloo' is often related to unexpected situations causing excitement or disturbance.
All the hullabaloo was caused by a squirrel entering the classroom.
Pro Tip 1/3Noise and Activity
Hullabaloo often implies both loud sounds and busy movement, like in a crowded event.
The kids created such a hullabaloo playing tag in the garden.
Pro Tip 2/3Informal Situations
Use 'hullabaloo' in casual conversation; it's not typically used in formal writing or speech.
There was a bit of a hullabaloo at the family barbecue yesterday.
Pro Tip 3/3Unexpected Events
'Hullabaloo' is often related to unexpected situations causing excitement or disturbance.
All the hullabaloo was caused by a squirrel entering the classroom.
Pro Tip 1/3Noise and Activity
Hullabaloo often implies both loud sounds and busy movement, like in a crowded event.
The kids created such a hullabaloo playing tag in the garden.
Pro Tip 2/3Informal Situations
Use 'hullabaloo' in casual conversation; it's not typically used in formal writing or speech.
There was a bit of a hullabaloo at the family barbecue yesterday.
Pro Tip 3/3Unexpected Events
'Hullabaloo' is often related to unexpected situations causing excitement or disturbance.
All the hullabaloo was caused by a squirrel entering the classroom.
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Video examples
James A. White Sr.: The...
no drugs, no babies in high school, no crime. So with that being the backdrop, I was sitting in my TV room watching TV, and they were talking about Ferguson and all the hullabaloo that was going on. And all of a sudden, one of the news commentators got on the air and she said,
Video examples
Cannibal Scorpions vs....
to the lethal neurotoxin it's a goner all this hullabaloo attracts a third party a shrew who is all aquiver with the thought of a scorpion dinner yes shrews eat scorpions
Video examples
James A. White Sr.: The...
no drugs, no babies in high school, no crime. So with that being the backdrop, I was sitting in my TV room watching TV, and they were talking about Ferguson and all the hullabaloo that was going on. And all of a sudden, one of the news commentators got on the air and she said,
Video examples
Cannibal Scorpions vs....
to the lethal neurotoxin it's a goner all this hullabaloo attracts a third party a shrew who is all aquiver with the thought of a scorpion dinner yes shrews eat scorpions
Example 1 of 2
Quote examples
Colin Hanks
American Actor
I knew that I needed to do something that I desperately loved. There was a period where I did question if it was acting because I knew that I would be making things hard on myself. I knew that there was going to be a little bit of a hullabaloo because of my dad being who he is and all that.
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Denise Lewis
British Athlete
For me I tried to not keep a low profile but I was training in a different country as I prepared for Sydney because I had such a realistic gold medal shot. I just wanted to stay focused and not get caught up in all of the hullabaloo and all of press prior to it.
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Sonakshi Sinha
Indian Actress
I believe in doing my work quietly and not make a big hullabaloo about it. That is how I operate. I don't see any other reason to be visible for; I like it when people talk about my work - that is what I am here for.
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Salman Rushdie
Indian Novelist
In this world without quiet corners, there can be no easy escapes from history, from hullabaloo, from terrible, unquiet fuss.
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Sam Walton
American Businessman
All that hullabaloo about somebody's net worth is just stupid, and it's made my life a lot more complex and difficult.
Quote examples
Colin Hanks
American Actor
I knew that I needed to do something that I desperately loved. There was a period where I did question if it was acting because I knew that I would be making things hard on myself. I knew that there was going to be a little bit of a hullabaloo because of my dad being who he is and all that.
Quote examples
Denise Lewis
British Athlete
For me I tried to not keep a low profile but I was training in a different country as I prepared for Sydney because I had such a realistic gold medal shot. I just wanted to stay focused and not get caught up in all of the hullabaloo and all of press prior to it.
Quote examples
Sonakshi Sinha
Indian Actress
I believe in doing my work quietly and not make a big hullabaloo about it. That is how I operate. I don't see any other reason to be visible for; I like it when people talk about my work - that is what I am here for.
Quote examples
Salman Rushdie
Indian Novelist
In this world without quiet corners, there can be no easy escapes from history, from hullabaloo, from terrible, unquiet fuss.
Quote examples
Sam Walton
American Businessman
All that hullabaloo about somebody's net worth is just stupid, and it's made my life a lot more complex and difficult.
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