|həbəl|bəbəl noun
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Etymology: reduplication of bubble
1. : water pipe 2 ; especially : a rudimentary water pipe sometimes consisting merely of a bowl mounted on a coconut in which there is a hole that serves as a mouthpiece — compare hookah , nargileh
2. : a burble of sound or flurry of activity : commotion
for hours a merry but rather tedious hubble-bubble, suggesting liquor, was heard ascending from the cabin skylight — R.A.W.Hughes
the hubble-bubble of spring-cleaning — Manchester Guardian Weekly