Hullabaloo vs Barrage - What's the difference?
hullabaloo | barrage | Related terms |
An uproar or fuss.
* 1902 —
an artificial obstruction, such as a dam, in a river designed to increase its depth or to divert its flow
a heavy curtain of artillery fire directed in front of one's own troops to screen and protect them ()
a concentrated discharge of projectile weapons
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, chapter=1 (by extension) an overwhelming outburst of words, especially of criticism
(fencing) A "next hit wins" contest to determine the winner of a bout in case of a tie.
to direct a barrage at; to bombard
Hullabaloo is a related term of barrage.
As nouns the difference between hullabaloo and barrage
is that hullabaloo is an uproar or fuss while barrage is barrier.hullabaloo
English
Noun
(en noun)- They made such a hullabaloo about the change that the authorities were forced to change it back.
- Certainly they had brought with them some rotten hippo–meat, which couldn’t have lasted very long, anyway, even if the pilgrims hadn’t, in the midst of a shocking hullabaloo , thrown a considerable quantity of it overboard.
Synonyms
* ado * fuss * hype * to-do * uproar *barrage
English
Noun
(en noun)citation, passage=Blast after blast, fiery outbreak after fiery outbreak, like a flaming barrage from within,