Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to hubbub
Participle: hubbubed; hubbubbed
Gerund: hubbubing; hubbubbing
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | hubbub |
| you | hubbub |
| he;she;it | hubbubs |
| we | hubbub |
| you | hubbub |
| they | hubbub |
Perfect
| I | have hubbubed; hubbubbed |
| you | have hubbubed; hubbubbed |
| he;she;it | has hubbubed; hubbubbed |
| we | have hubbubed; hubbubbed |
| you | have hubbubed; hubbubbed |
| they | have hubbubed; hubbubbed |
Past
| I | hubbubed; hubbubbed |
| you | hubbubed; hubbubbed |
| he;she;it | hubbubed; hubbubbed |
| we | hubbubed; hubbubbed |
| you | hubbubed; hubbubbed |
| they | hubbubed; hubbubbed |
Pluperfect
| I | had hubbubed; hubbubbed |
| you | had hubbubed; hubbubbed |
| he;she;it | had hubbubed; hubbubbed |
| we | had hubbubed; hubbubbed |
| you | had hubbubed; hubbubbed |
| they | had hubbubed; hubbubbed |
Future
| I | will hubbub |
| you | will hubbub |
| he;she;it | will hubbub |
| we | will hubbub |
| you | will hubbub |
| they | will hubbub |
Future Perfect
| I | will have hubbubed; hubbubbed |
| you | will have hubbubed; hubbubbed |
| he;she;it | will have hubbubed; hubbubbed |
| we | will have hubbubed; hubbubbed |
| you | will have hubbubed; hubbubbed |
| they | will have hubbubed; hubbubbed |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | hubbub |
| you | hubbub |
| he;she;it | hubbub |
| we | hubbub |
| you | hubbub |
| they | hubbub |
Perfect
| I | have hubbubed; hubbubbed |
| you | have hubbubed; hubbubbed |
| he;she;it | have hubbubed; hubbubbed |
| we | have hubbubed; hubbubbed |
| you | have hubbubed; hubbubbed |
| they | have hubbubed; hubbubbed |
Imperfect
| I | hubbubed; hubbubbed |
| you | hubbubed; hubbubbed |
| he;she;it | hubbubed; hubbubbed |
| we | hubbubed; hubbubbed |
| you | hubbubed; hubbubbed |
| they | hubbubed; hubbubbed |
Pluperfect
| I | had hubbubed; hubbubbed |
| you | had hubbubed; hubbubbed |
| he;she;it | had hubbubed; hubbubbed |
| we | had hubbubed; hubbubbed |
| you | had hubbubed; hubbubbed |
| they | had hubbubed; hubbubbed |
Conditional
Present
| I | would hubbub |
| you | would hubbub |
| he;she;it | would hubbub |
| we | would hubbub |
| you | would hubbub |
| they | would hubbub |
Perfect
| I | would have hubbubed; hubbubbed |
| you | would have hubbubed; hubbubbed |
| he;she;it | would have hubbubed; hubbubbed |
| we | would have hubbubed; hubbubbed |
| you | would have hubbubed; hubbubbed |
| they | would have hubbubed; hubbubbed |
Imperative
| you | hubbub |
| we | Let's hubbub |
| you | hubbub |
Verbs conjugated like 'hubbub'
annul,
bevel,
cancel,
carol,
cavil,
channel,
chisel,
compel,
control,
counsel,
court-martial,
cudgel,
decontrol,
dial,
dispel,
dowel,
drivel,
duel,
empanel,
enamel, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'hubbub'
humbug,
blub,
bub,
bubble,
dubbin,
habble,
hobbel,
hobble,
hobjob,
hobnob,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
The forms with ortographic changes are used in British English, in American English the doubling of the consonant is usually omitted.
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. In early use, the noun is often mentioned as a cry by Irish people, and so is possibly borrowed from Irish; compare Irish ababú, abú (“used as a battle cry”), and Scottish Gaelic ub, ub, ubub (“used to express contempt, etc.”), ubh ubh (“used to express disgust”).
2. The verb is derived from the noun.
Sample Sentences
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Then, what wretched writing?—"Poured upon the plain,"—"scatter o'er the fields,"—"whitens all the skies,"—"brighten all the fields,"—"flame the skies,"—and "laugh the fields," all huddled and hubbubbed together into one chaotic sentence. [1831 December, [John Wilson], “[William] Sotheby’s Homer. Critique IV. Achilles. Part I.”, in Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine, volume XXXI, number CLXXXVIII, Edinburgh: [Ballantyne and Co. for] William Blackwood, […]; London: T[homas] Cadell, […], →OCLC, page 881, column 1:]
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It becomes a grotto, hubbubbing with more noise than any class on a school visit could make, the air mobbed by breathless chatter about life and the transfer window. [2016, Daniel Gray, Saturday, 3pm: 50 Eternal Delights of Modern Football, London: Bloomsbury Publishing, →ISBN:]