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UK
/nˈɔɪz/
]
[ US /ˈnɔɪz/ ]
[ US /ˈnɔɪz/ ]
VERB
- emit a noise
NOUN
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sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
they heard indistinct noises of people talking
during the firework display that ended the gala the noise reached 98 decibels
he enjoyed the street noises -
the auditory experience of sound that lacks musical quality; sound that is a disagreeable auditory experience
modern music is just noise to me -
a loud outcry of protest or complaint
the announcement of the election recount caused a lot of noise
whatever it was he didn't like it and he was going to let them know by making as loud a noise as he could - the quality of lacking any predictable order or plan
- electrical or acoustic activity that can disturb communication
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incomprehensibility resulting from irrelevant information or meaningless facts or remarks
all the noise in his speech concealed the fact that he didn't have anything to say
How To Use noise In A Sentence
- This can often create a lot of noise, reducing the quality of image obtainable.
- There was a lot of hum and noise in the barn because it wasn't designed for recording. The Sun
- The microwave dinged and Leon seemed to get a little shocked from the noise.
- I tried that noise she so often used in her interrogatives and she chittered a bit.
- The ride can feel a bit harsh at times but cabin noise is low. The Sun
- I was partly awakened by noise and a couple of guys crowding me as they sat on the edge of my cot.
- The driver deadened the noise of the car with a new muffler.
- The two males held their silence as she finished, all the noise ceased apart from the soft pad of hooves in the night air.
- My mother's from Paris, so it's kind of ironic because when they gave him the word noisette, we heard later that the ESPN guy said, "Oh, his mother speaks French, he should know this. Visual Thesaurus : Online Edition
- Erin Lyle, co-owner of Marty's Auto on Rathbone Avenue, told the Daily Herald "We have three houses right next to us and we've never had a noise or nuisance issue ... they're (city) not picking on tattoo parlors or grocery stores or anyone else. Archive 2009-04-01