Sekirov Dictionary

noise

/ˈnoɪ̯z/

noun 11
verb 2
forms 5
phrases 3

noun11

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sounds that people do not want to hear, especially loud ones
- He knew that it was trash day, when the garbage collectors made all the noise.
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Any sound.
- The sudden noise made everyone jump.
- She crept up behind him not making a noise.
Any part of a signal or data that reduces the clarity, precision, or quality of the desired output.
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(informal) Speech that is suggestive of an attitude or opinion.
- Despite encouraging noises made by politicians from time to time, the two sides there have never been further from an agreement. — 2012
(figurative) Unwanted fuss or bustle; useless activity.
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Rumour or complaint.
- The problems with the new computer system are causing a lot of noise at Head Office.
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Sound or signal generated by random fluctuations.
- The complete flutter of the distant signal would probably so entirely destroy its identity that the crosstalk from it would be a substantially unintelligible noise. — 1909
Variation or deviation generated by random fluctuations.
The measured level of variation in gene expression among cells, regardless of source, within a supposedly identical population.
A genre of rock music that uses static and other non-musical sounds, also influenced by art rock.
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(no longer used) Music, in general; a concert; also, a company of musicians; a band.
- The king has his noise of gypsies. — 1621

verb2

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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 — 1667
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To spread news of; to spread as rumor or gossip.
- an ugly story that was being noised about in newsrooms across the nation

forms

noised · noising · noises · noiseth · noisest

Phrases with noise

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