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hullabaloo

.hʌlәbә'lu:4 senses · 189 ms
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noun/ˌhʌləbəˈluː//ˌhʌləbəˈlu//ˈhʌləbəˌlu/
  1. 1

    A clamour, a commotion; a fuss or uproar.countableuncountable

    • They made such a hullabaloo about the change that the authorities were forced to change it back.
verb/ˌhʌləbəˈluː//ˌhʌləbəˈlu//ˈhʌləbəˌlu/
  1. 1

    To make a commotion or uproar.intransitive

    • They roared, they danced, they hullaballoed, they pinched one another; they behaved like young savages – but I knew I had got them safe.
    • Ho, hullaballoing clan / Agape, with woe / In your beaks, on the gabbing capes!

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