noise

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/nɔɪz/

noun 5verb 2

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(noun.)

ADJ

deafening, loud | awful, horrible, terrible

low, slight

The low noise from the refrigerator didn't bother me at all.

sudden | funny, strange

background

The interview was difficult to hear because of the background noise in the café.

constant, incessant | banging, buzzing, clattering, etc. | aircraft, engine, traffic

rude

The teenager got in trouble at school for making rude noises during the lesson.

VERB + NOISE

create, generate, make

The construction work next door generates so much noise that we can't hear the television.

hear, listen to

I heard strange noises coming from the attic last night, so I went to check.

deaden, reduce

The new carpet helped reduce the noise from footsteps in the hallway.

NOISE + VERB

come from sth

A loud banging noise came from the kitchen while we were eating dinner.

become/get/grow louder, grow, increase, rise

abate, die away/down, drop, fade away, fall

The traffic noise gradually faded away as we drove further into the countryside.

NOISE + NOUN

level | pollution

PREP

above/over the ~

The children couldn't hear the teacher's instructions above the noise in the cafeteria.

~ from

The loud noise from the construction site woke us up early this morning.

Definitions

noun

Various sounds, usually unwanted or unpleasant.

He knew that it was trash day, when the garbage collectors made all the noise.

The heavens turn about in a most rapid motion without noise to us perceived.

Any sound.

The sudden noise made everyone jump.

She crept up behind him not making a noise.

Sound or signal generated by random fluctuations.

Any part of a signal or data that reduces the clarity, precision, or quality of the desired output.

signal-to-noise ratio

On the technical side, the scanning and OCR of texts, in combination with the graphic design of high school text books, introduced a certain level of noise into the corpus which in turn led to a higher tagging error rate than usual and may affect count precision.

Variation or deviation generated by random fluctuations.

verb

To make a noise; to sound.

Those terrours, which thou speak'st of, did me none ; I never fear'd they could, though noising loud And threatening nigh

To spread news of; to spread as rumor or gossip.

When this was noysed aboute, the multitude cam togedder and were astonyed, because that every man herde them speake in his awne tongue.

This man then meeting with Chriſtian, and having ſome inckling of him, for Chriſtians ſetting forth from the City of Deſtruction was much noiſed abroad, not only in the Town, where he dwelt, but alſo it began to be the Town-talk in ſome other places.

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Synonyms

noun — the quality of lacking any predictable order or plan

randomness
haphazardness
stochasticity

noun — the auditory experience of sound that lacks musical quality

noun — electrical or acoustic activity that can disturb communicati

verb — emit a noise

resound

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

empty vessels make the most noise

Alternative form of empty vessels make the most sound.

make a noise in the world

To attract great notoriety.

make noise

To make a noise.

empty barrels make the most noise

Alternative form of empty vessels make the most sound.

empty cans make the most noise

Alternative form of empty vessels make the most sound.

Example Bank

He knew that it was trash day, when the garbage collectors made all the noise.

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The heavens turn about in a most rapid motion without noise to us perceived.

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Charles had not been employed above six months at Darracott Place, but he was not such a whopstraw as to make the least noise in the performance of his duties when his lordship was out of humour.

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Those terrours, which thou speak'st of, did me none ; I never fear'd they could, though noising loud And threatening nigh

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When this was noysed aboute, the multitude cam togedder and were astonyed, because that every man herde them speake in his awne tongue.

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