hubbub

Universal Words noun [sing.,U] 1 the loud sound made by a lot of people talking at the same time: It was difficult to hear what he was saying over the hubbub. * It was some time before the hubbub of laughter died down. 2 a situation in which there is a lot of noise, excitement and activity: the hubbub of city life * He was left wondering what all the hubbub and expectancy had been about.