hubbub

Etymology

Mid 16th c. Perhaps from Irish; compare Irish ababú!, abú! (battle-cry), Scottish Gaelic ub! ub! (expressing contempt, etc.), ubh ubh! (expressing disgust).

noun

1. A confused uproar, commotion, tumult or racket.
   Of stunning sounds and voices all confused, Borne through the hollow dark, assaults his ear With loudest vehemence.

verb

1. (intransitive) To cause a tumult or racket.
   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