Hubbub
noun

1. loud mixtures of sound or voices
2. a situation in which there is much noise, confusion, excitement, and activity

Source: Merriam-Webster

“He said, after all, in the hubbub of parting (…)”

From: Woman Hollering Creek, by Sandra Cisneros

The word, in this context, represents the situation where there’s a lot going on around someone and you can barely hear what others near you are saying. In the story, the father of Cleofilas says something special to her on the day of her wedding, and she only pays closer attention to it later.

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