noise
noun
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind.
noises
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pluralof noise.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Customers say they have been left with loud noises from the engine, suspension and clutch problems.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026
After a few years in which mainstream culture at least made noises about retiring the worst excesses of early-aughts thinspo, the pendulum appears to be swinging back.
From Salon ● Sep. 15, 2026
Pyongyang sent trash-filled balloons and broadcast unsettling noises across the border during the administration of Lee's hawkish predecessor, Yoon Suk Yeol.
From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026
When Jimmy is passionately advocating for something and Kayla is in the same frame, she’s often gesticulating, scrunching up her face or emitting noises like “pffffft.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
“I don’t know what kind of noises they were, Grandpa,” I said.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
