[ US /kæˈkɑfəni/ ]
[ UK /kɐkˈɒfənˌi/ ]
NOUN
  1. a loud harsh or strident noise
  2. loud confusing disagreeable sounds
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How To Use cacophony In A Sentence

  • There is a constant cacophony of owl hoots and rustling rats. Times, Sunday Times
  • Tracking sports 'online cacophony is tricky enough when just focusing on league websites. NBC's Michaels making Olympic Games comeback
  • The animation of insentient or nonhuman entities produces an effect of cacophony and distraction.
  • I knew I caught a whiff of something flammable in the office air Friday afternoon when a cacophony of squawking arose from a neighboring borough of Cubeville.
  • The mind instantly converts an innocent remark into a cacophony of suggestive possibilities.
  • Notice the ways in which the problem/argument is posited in the octave and the solution/response is presented in the sestet; moreover, to further the problem/argument, Hopkins relies heavily upon cacophony in the octave but turns heavily to euphony in the sestet. Argument in verse
  • Even though he had to raise his voice to be heard over the cacophony of barks and meows and snarls, Al made sure his tone was scathing as he went on opening cages.
  • A cacophony of rhythms and sounds stream through the studio walls and flood the air.
  • Slowly, with a cacophony of noise and steam and crunching power, we pulled away. Times, Sunday Times
  • The spirit of togetherness, of giving, of peace and goodwill overcomes the commercial cacophony.
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