ambient noise

British

noun

the level of the total noise in an area

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Mandy had previously used ElevenLabs for its voice isolation feature, which uses AI to remove ambient noise from interviews.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 12, 2025

It said: "In addition, however, we are concerned that even moderate ambient noise – staff chatter, footsteps, laughter, and bar service activity – will be directly audible within the studio."

From BBC • Jul. 23, 2025

I will have to start wearing noise-canceling earbuds, but that means I will lose out on enjoying the ambient noise of the game.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 28, 2024

But how does Seba's short-tailed bat manage to filter out important sounds from constant ambient noise?

From Science Daily • Feb. 23, 2024

Her responses to our son, their laughter, the simple, ambient noise of that time.

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee

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