noisy
Americanadjective
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making much noise.
noisy children.
- Synonyms:
- vociferous, uproarious, tumultuous, clamorous
- Antonyms:
- quiet
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abounding in or full of noise.
a noisy assembly hall.
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characterized by much noise.
a noisy celebration; a noisy protest.
adjective
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making a loud or constant noise
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full of or characterized by noise
Related Words
See loud.
Other Word Forms
- noisily adverb
- noisiness noun
- unnoisily adverb
- unnoisy adjective
Etymology
Origin of noisy
Example Sentences
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Hers were noisy, and they had dangling shoelaces flapping, unlike his mom's softer steps or his dad's firm, big ones.
From Literature
“It will be a noisy few months for U.K. politics,” Turner said.
“Context is key and historical dollar to US equity connections can be noisy,” as he puts it.
From Barron's
Fun, weird, noisy performance of “Gnarly” by Katseye, a group that started out as a reality-TV creation but has quickly come to feel like a real act with a shared creative ambition.
From Los Angeles Times
Gas generators, the traditional option, are noisy, high maintenance and smelly.
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