noise
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind: deafening noises.
a sound of any kind: to hear a noise at the door.
loud shouting, outcry, or clamor.
a nonharmonious or discordant group of sounds.
an electric disturbance in a communications system that interferes with or prevents reception of a signal or of information, as the buzz on a telephone or snow on a television screen.
Informal. extraneous, irrelevant, or meaningless facts, information, statistics, etc.: The noise in the report obscured its useful information.
Informal. rumor or gossip, especially slander.
Usually noises .Informal. a statement or utterance that hints at or expresses a feeling or intention, especially without action being taken: There’s been some angry noise about the new curriculum. He’s making noises to the press about running for mayor. We’re hearing sympathetic noises from many countries, but haven't received any concrete offers of assistance.
to spread, as a report or rumor; disseminate (usually followed by about or abroad): A new scandal is being noised about.
to talk much or publicly.
to make a noise, outcry, or clamor.
Origin of noise
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Other words from noise
- un·noised, adjective
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How to use noise in a sentence
While Google has kept relatively quiet since then, IBM is making more noise about its business plans.
IBM plans a huge leap in superfast quantum computing by 2023 | rhhackettfortune | September 15, 2020 | FortuneNick Perham, at the Cardiff Metropolitan University in the UK, has researched background noise and office sounds.
People who really miss the office are listening to its sounds at home | Tanya Basu | September 10, 2020 | MIT Technology ReviewHe was surprised they’d even heard him because of all the noise.
Those Ticketed for Seditious Language Say Their Only Crime Was Talking Back | Kate Nucci | September 9, 2020 | Voice of San DiegoFirst, the mass deployment of language models like GPT-3 has the potential to flood the Internet, including online interactions on social media, with noise.
Welcome to the Next Level of Bullshit - Issue 89: The Dark Side | Raphaël Millière | September 9, 2020 | NautilusBricker said the company may be paying bills without questioning them because it doesn’t “want to create any noise” by saying no at a time its own earnings are so high, Bricker said.
A Doctor Went to His Own Employer for a COVID-19 Antibody Test. It Cost $10,984. | by Marshall Allen | September 5, 2020 | ProPublica
The sound of birds, quail, even doe, make a wild grid of noise.
The Story Behind Lee Marvin’s Liberty Valance Smile | Robert Ward | January 3, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTThe “rooty toot toot” is simply the noise the horns make, while “rummy tum tum” is the drums.
The Most Confusing Christmas Music Lyrics Explained (VIDEO) | Kevin Fallon | December 24, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThat is a lot of air pollution, noise, and yet more kicking up of dust.
For aesthetic reasons, ski resort operators try to limit the noise and infrastructure associated with producing power.
Equipped with sensors, the benches will be able to provide data on weather conditions, noise, and air quality.
The noise of his slumbers culminated in a sudden, choking grunt, and abruptly ceased.
St. Martin's Summer | Rafael SabatiniDrowned every few seconds by our tremendous salvoes, this more nervous noise crept back insistently into our ears in the interval.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I | Ian HamiltonThe riches of the unjust shall be dried up like a river, and shall pass away with a noise like a great thunder in rain.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version | VariousThe offspring of the ungodly shall not bring forth many branches, and make a noise as unclean roots upon the top of a rock.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version | VariousThe noise of the hammer is always in his ears, and his eye is upon the pattern of the vessel he maketh.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version | Various
British Dictionary definitions for noise
/ (nɔɪz) /
a sound, esp one that is loud or disturbing
loud shouting; clamour; din
any undesired electrical disturbance in a circuit, degrading the useful information in a signal: See also signal-to-noise ratio
undesired or irrelevant elements in a visual image: removing noise from pictures
talk or interest: noise about strikes
(plural) conventional comments or sounds conveying a reaction, attitude, feeling, etc: she made sympathetic noises
make a noise to talk a great deal or complain
make noises about informal to give indications of one's intentions: the government is making noises about new social security arrangements
noises off theatre sounds made offstage intended for the ears of the audience: used as a stage direction
(tr; usually foll by abroad or about) to spread (news, gossip, etc)
(intr) rare to talk loudly or at length
(intr) rare to make a din or outcry; be noisy
Origin of noise
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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