noise
sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
How often you will meet it
Rank 1,087 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 16,854 times across 155,139 chapters — 0.008% of every word in the library.
What it means
noun
- sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound) he enjoyed the street noisesthey heard indistinct noises of people talking
- the auditory experience of sound that lacks musical quality; sound that is a disagreeable auditory experience also: dissonance, racket modern music is just noise to me
- electrical or acoustic activity that can disturb communication also: interference, disturbance
- a loud outcry of protest or complaint the announcement of the election recount caused a lot of noisewhatever it was he didn't like it and he was going to let them know by making as loud a noise as he could
- 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
- the quality of lacking any predictable order or plan also: randomness, haphazardness, stochasticity
verb
- emit a noise also: make noise, resound
noise in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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The noise of the decks worried him, and he lay down, his tongue only a little pressed against his palate.
Actions and reactions · Rudyard Kipling · Chapter 1
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The noise of the fray alarmed the neighbours who, finding they could not pacify the combatants, sent for the constable.
Famous Stories Every Child Should Know · Hamilton Wright [Editor] Mabie · Chapter 1
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They were simply the safety-valves to his superabundant ire, and, like safety-valves in general, made much noise but did no damage.
Snowflakes and Sunbeams · R. M. (Robert Michael) Ballantyne · Chapter 1
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And yet above the city streets, above the noise and whir, There seems to come a fragrant breath of frankincense and myrrh.
The White Christmas and other Merry · Walter Ben Hare · Chapter 1
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There were two hundred men behind the class banner, and each one was converting what was convertible of his being into noise.
The Courage of the Commonplace · Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews · Chapter 1