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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024noise /nɔɪz/USA pronunciation n., v., noised, nois•ing. n. - [uncountable] sound, esp. of a loud, harsh, or confused kind.
- a sound of any kind:[countable]strange noises coming from the engine.
- loud shouting or calling for something;
clamor;
uproar:[uncountable]couldn't hear over the noise of the crowd. - an electric disturbance in a communications system that interferes with or prevents reception of a signal or of information:[uncountable]background noise.
v. [~ + about/abroad* usually: It + be + noised + about + that clause] - to spread, as a report or rumor:It was noised about that he would dump his vice president in the upcoming election.
noise•less, adj. noise•less•ly, adv. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024noise (noiz),USA pronunciation n., v., noised, nois•ing. n. - sound, esp. of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:deafening noises.
- a sound of any kind:to hear a noise at the door.
- loud shouting, outcry, or clamor.
- a nonharmonious or discordant group of sounds.
- an electric disturbance in a communications system that interferes with or prevents reception of a signal or of information, as the buzz on a telephone or snow on a television screen.
- Informal Termsextraneous, irrelevant, or meaningless facts, information, statistics, etc.:The noise in the report obscured its useful information.
- [Obs.]rumor or gossip, esp. slander.
- Informal Terms, Idioms make noises, to speak vaguely;
hint:He is making noises to the press about running for public office.
v.t. - to spread, as a report or rumor;
disseminate (usually fol. by about or abroad):A new scandal is being noised about.
v.i. - to talk much or publicly.
- to make a noise, outcry, or clamor.
- Latin nausea seasickness. See nausea
- Old French
- Middle English 1175–1225
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged clatter, blare, uproar, tumult. Noise, clamor, din, hubbub, racket refer to unmusical or confused sounds. Noise is the general word and is applied equally to soft or loud, confused or inharmonious sounds:street noises.Clamor and hubbub are alike in referring to loud noises resulting from shouting, cries, animated or excited tones, and the like; but in clamor the emphasis is on the meaning of the shouting, and in hubbub the emphasis is on the confused mingling of sounds:the clamor of an angry crowd; His voice could be heard above the hubbub.Din suggests a loud, resonant noise, painful if long continued:the din of a boiler works.Racket suggests a loud, confused noise of the kind produced by clatter or percussion:He always makes a racket when he cleans up the dishes.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See sound 1.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: noise /nɔɪz/ n - a sound, esp one that is loud or disturbing
- loud shouting; clamour; din
- any undesired electrical disturbance in a circuit, degrading the useful information in a signal
See also signal-to-noise ratio - undesired or irrelevant elements in a visual image: removing noise from pictures
- talk or interest: noise about strikes
- (plural) conventional comments or sounds conveying a reaction, attitude, feeling, etc: she made sympathetic noises
- make a noise ⇒ to talk a great deal or complain
- make noises about ⇒ informal to give indications of one's intentions: the government is making noises about new social security arrangements
- noises off ⇒ sounds made offstage intended for the ears of the audience: used as a stage direction
vb - (tr; usually followed by abroad or about) to spread (news, gossip, etc)
- (intransitive) rare to talk loudly or at length
- (intransitive) rare to make a din or outcry; be noisy
Etymology: 13th Century: from Old French, from Latin: nausea |