noisy
making much noise: noisy children.
abounding in or full of noise: a noisy assembly hall.
characterized by much noise: a noisy celebration; a noisy protest.
Origin of noisy
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Other words for noisy
Opposites for noisy
Other words from noisy
- nois·i·ly, adverb
- nois·i·ness, noun
- un·nois·i·ly, adverb
- un·nois·y, adjective
Words that may be confused with noisy
- noisome, noisy
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How to use noisy in a sentence
For one thing, Bronzaft couldn’t randomly assign students to the noisy versus quieter classrooms.
Please Get Your Noise Out of My Ears (Ep. 439) | Stephen J. Dubner | November 12, 2020 | FreakonomicsHost Dallas Taylor talks to several experts on infrastructure, acoustics, and the future of technology to explore why some parts of our existence are on track to get a lot noisier.
Delivery drones could drive us batty—unless they take some sonic cues from owls | PopSci Staff | November 10, 2020 | Popular-ScienceEven in the noisiest of times, as you look at her art, you become nothing more than eyes opening, lungs breathing, a creature waking up in the morning.
After the 2016 election, Agnes Martin's paintings gave me solace. This time, they're still an escape. | Kelsey Ables | November 8, 2020 | Washington PostThe monthly jobs data is noisy and liable to revisions, so no single month can determine a trend.
Many of the accounts laid out in the AI Justice report — including noisy and crowded facilities, frigid temperatures, and frozen, rotten or otherwise inadequate meals — reflect common complaints by immigration advocates.
Unaccompanied migrant children suffer ‘inhumane and cruel experience’ in CBP custody, report alleges | Teo Armus | October 30, 2020 | Washington Post
We all felt the betrayal not so much of the institution as of the man who had noisily and heroically put it on the map.
He even looks down to address a toddler who is noisily playing in a red wagon.
The Ugly Truth About Cory Booker, New Jersey’s Golden Boy | Olivia Nuzzi | October 20, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTFor years now, Israelis have been noisily debating military action against Iran.
Obama Needs U.S. Debate Before Making Pledges to Israel About Attacking Iran | Peter Beinart | August 20, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTWilson was a crusader whose aims could not have been clearer or more noisily enunciated.
How Obama Got Fierce on Foreign Policy: James Mann’s 'The Obamians' | Jacob Heilbrunn | June 15, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTOutside the Stonewall Inn, a few patrons spilled noisily into the street, eyeing the armored X-Alts with obvious glee.
The rain came down thick and fast, and pattered noisily among the leafless bushes.
Oliver Twist, Vol. II (of 3) | Charles DickensNo wonder that in the clamor of their excited questions and answers no one heard the telephone ringing noisily in the hall.
The Outdoor Girls in the Saddle | Laura Lee HopeThe wooden outer panels (amado) of countless dwellings are thrust noisily aside and stacked into a shallow closet.
The Dragon Painter | Mary McNeil FenollosaMen yawn and cough, chairs and beds are noisily moved about, heavy feet pace stone floors.
Prison Memoirs of an Anarchist | Alexander BerkmanThe trader walked in without invitation, his new boots squeaking noisily.
Mystery Ranch | Arthur Chapman
British Dictionary definitions for noisy
/ (ˈnɔɪzɪ) /
making a loud or constant noise
full of or characterized by noise
Derived forms of noisy
- noisily, adverb
- noisiness, noun
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