Hullabaloo
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˌhʌləbəˈluː/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Hullabaloo is a noun meaning A clamour, a commotion; a fuss or uproar.
Meaning
A clamour, a commotion; a fuss or uproar.
More Meanings
- (intransitive) To make a commotion or uproar.
Example Sentences
Ho, hullaballoing clan / Agape, with woe / In your beaks, on the gabbing capes!
They made such a hullabaloo about the change that the authorities were forced to change it back.
They roared, they danced, they hullaballoed, they pinched one another; they behaved like young savages – but I knew I had got them safe.
[…]The truth of all this hullaballoo was that Rigby had a sly pension which, by an inevitable association of ideas, he always connected with the maintenance of an Aristocracy.
Word Forms
- hullabaloos
- hulabaloo
- hullaballoo
- hullabalooing
- hullabalooed
Synonyms for hullabaloo
Depending on context, synonyms include ado, hype, to-do, argy-bargy, bobbery, brouhaha.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include agitation, turmoil, excitement, upheaval, uproar, furor.
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