noun
sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
Examples
- he enjoyed the street noises
- they heard indistinct noises of people talking
- during the firework display that ended the gala the noise reached 98 decibels
noun
the auditory experience of sound that lacks musical quality
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- sound that is a disagreeable auditory experience
- modern music is just noise to me
noun
electrical or acoustic activity that can disturb communication
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noun
a loud outcry of protest or complaint
Examples
- 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
noun
incomprehensibility resulting from irrelevant information or meaningless facts or remarks
Examples
- all the noise in his speech concealed the fact that he didn't have anything to say
noun
the quality of lacking any predictable order or plan
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verb
emit a noise
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