different between hullabaloo vs cannonade

English

Etymology

Possibly a rhyming reduplication of halloo (“used as a greeting or to catch attention; used in hunting to urge on pursuers”), hilloa, hullo (“variants of hello”), and similar words.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?h?l?b??lu?/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?h?l?b??lu/, /?h?l?b??lu/
• Hyphenation: hul?la?ba?loo

Noun

hullabaloo (plural hullabaloos)

1. A clamour, a commotion; a fuss or uproar. [from 17th c.]

   Synonyms: ado, hype, to-do; see also Thesaurus:commotion

Alternative forms

• hallabaloo
• hellaballoo (rare)
• hullaballoo

Translations

Verb

hullabaloo (third-person singular simple present hullabaloos, present participle hullabalooing, simple past and past participle hullabalooed)

1. (intransitive) To make a commotion or uproar.

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References

Further reading

• hullabaloo (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

English

Etymology

From French canonnade.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?kæn??ne?d/
• Rhymes: -e?d

Noun

cannonade (plural cannonades)

1. The firing of artillery for a length of time.
   • 1856-1858, William H. Prescott, History of the Reign of Philip II

     A furious cannonade was kept up from the whole circle of batteries on the devoted town.

2. (figuratively) A loud noise like a cannonade; a booming.

   • Blue Walden rolls its cannonade.

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Verb

cannonade (third-person singular simple present cannonades, present participle cannonading, simple past and past participle cannonaded)

1. To discharge artillery fire upon.