hullabaloo

[US]/ˌhʌləbə'luː/
[UK]/ˈhʌləbəˌlu/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. uproar

Example Sentences

remember all the hullabaloo over the golf ball?.

The first performance of the iconoclastic composition caused a tremendous hullabaloo in the audience.

There was a lot of hullabaloo at the concert last night.

The children's birthday party was full of hullabaloo and excitement.

The politician's scandal caused a huge hullabaloo in the media.

The new policy announcement created a hullabaloo among the citizens.

Ignore all the hullabaloo and focus on your work.

The controversial decision led to a hullabaloo within the organization.

The arrival of the celebrity caused a hullabaloo at the airport.

The sudden announcement of the winner created a hullabaloo among the contestants.

Despite all the hullabaloo, the team managed to stay focused on their goal.

The company's merger caused a lot of hullabaloo in the business world.

Real-world Examples

All this hullabaloo over a silly little flower.

Source: Universal Dialogue for Children's Animation

Poor Wilbur was dazed and frightened by this hullabaloo (ruckus, uproar, confusion).

Source: Charlotte's Web

Today's vocabulary word was hullabaloo, a noun meaning a commotion or a fuss.

Source: CNN 10 Student English April 2023 Compilation

You can't imagine what a hullabaloo they've been making about it at the College.

Source: Brave New World

William, I must say, 'hullabaloo' is a very strange sounding word! Where does it come from?

Source: BBC Authentic English

That hullabaloo going on with your feet.

Source: Avatar Season 3

At the center of the hullabaloo, as she was in Gerwig's " Lady Bird, " is Saoirse Ronan.

Source: Selected English short passages

So in that example, a teacher's class was making such a hullabaloo that no-one could hear her.

Source: BBC Authentic English

Mindy? -A hullabaloo was caused this morning when an employee discovered an endangered gopher tortoise blocking a rally's drive-through.

Source: First Arrival (Season 2)

There was, you know, some hullabaloo in the, in the media talking about why is, why aren't you focusing on lamb?

Source: Fantasy Football Player

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