Dictionary entry details
• NOISE (noun)
Meaning:
Sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural events
Context 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
Hypernyms ("noise" is a kind of...):
sound (the sudden occurrence of an audible event)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "noise"):
scrunch (a crunching noise)
scream; screaming; screech; screeching; shriek; shrieking (a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry)
scrape; scraping; scratch; scratching (a harsh noise made by scraping)
rustle; rustling; whisper; whispering (the light noise like the noise of silk clothing or leaves blowing in the wind)
grumble; grumbling; rumble; rumbling (a loud low dull continuous noise)
rhonchus (a sound like whistling or snoring that is heard with a stethoscope during expiration as air passes through obstructed channels)
report (a sharp explosive sound (especially the sound of a gun firing))
rale; rattle; rattling (a rapid series of short loud sounds (as might be heard with a stethoscope in some types of respiratory disorders))
racket (a loud and disturbing noise)
plump (the sound of a sudden heavy fall)
plop (the noise of a rounded object dropping into a liquid without a splash)
shrilling (a continuing shrill noise)
sizzle (a sizzling noise)
thunder (a booming or crashing noise caused by air expanding along the path of a bolt of lightning)
swoosh; whoosh (the noise produced by the sudden rush of a fluid (a gas or liquid))
stridulation (a shrill grating or chirping noise made by some insects by rubbing body parts together)
squish (the noise of soft mud being walked on)
squeak (a short high-pitched noise)
squawk (the noise of squawking)
plash; splash (the sound like water splashing)
spatter; spattering; splatter; splattering; splutter; sputter; sputtering (the noise of something spattering or sputtering explosively)
snore (the rattling noise produced when snoring)
snap (the noise produced by the rapid movement of a finger from the tip to the base of the thumb on the same hand)
slam (the noise made by the forceful impact of two objects)
plonk (the noise of something dropping (as into liquid))
bam; bang; blast; clap; eruption (a sudden very loud noise)
clatter (a rattling noise (often produced by rapid movement))
clang; clangor; clangoring; clangour; clank; clash; crash (a loud resonant repeating noise)
clack; clap (a sharp abrupt noise as if two objects hit together; may be repeated)
chug (the dull explosive noise made by an engine)
chatter; chattering (the rapid series of noises made by the parts of a machine)
chatter; chattering (the high-pitched continuing noise made by animals (birds or monkeys))
boom; roar; roaring; thunder (a deep prolonged loud noise)
blare; blaring; cacophony; clamor; din (a loud harsh or strident noise)
bark (a noise resembling the bark of a dog)
banging (a continuing very loud noise)
crack; cracking; snap (a sudden sharp noise)
crackle; crackling; crepitation (the sharp sound of snapping noises)
creak; creaking (a squeaking sound)
pant (the noise made by a short puff of steam (as from an engine))
hum; humming (a humming noise)
brouhaha; hubbub; katzenjammer; uproar (loud confused noise from many sources)
howl (a loud sustained noise resembling the cry of a hound)
fizzle; hiss; hissing; hushing; sibilation (a fricative sound (especially as an expression of disapproval))
grunt; oink (the short low gruff noise of the kind made by hogs)
grinding (a harsh and strident sound (as of the grinding of gears))
grate (a harsh rasping sound made by scraping something)
explosion (the noise caused by an explosion)
ding-dong (the noise made by a bell)
crunch (the sound of something crunching)
Meaning:
The auditory experience of sound that lacks musical quality; sound that is a disagreeable auditory experience
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Synonyms:
dissonance; noise; racket
Context example:
modern music is just noise to me
Hypernyms ("noise" is a kind of...):
auditory sensation; sound (the subjective sensation of hearing something)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "noise"):
white noise (a 'sh' noise produced by a stimulus containing all audible frequencies of vibration)
Meaning:
Electrical or acoustic activity that can disturb communication
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural events
Synonyms:
interference; noise; disturbance
Hypernyms ("noise" is a kind of...):
trouble (an event causing distress or pain)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "noise"):
atmospheric static; atmospherics; static (a crackling or hissing noise cause by electrical interference)
jitter (small rapid variations in a waveform resulting from fluctuations in the voltage supply or mechanical vibrations or other sources)
fadeout (a gradual temporary loss of a transmitted signal due to electrical disturbances)
crosstalk; XT (the presence of an unwanted signal via an accidental coupling)
background; background signal (extraneous signals that can be confused with the phenomenon to be observed or measured)
clutter (unwanted echoes that interfere with the observation of signals on a radar screen)
Meaning:
A loud outcry of protest or complaint
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Context 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
Hypernyms ("noise" is a kind of...):
call; cry; outcry; shout; vociferation; yell (a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition)
Meaning:
Incomprehensibility resulting from irrelevant information or meaningless facts or remarks
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Context example:
all the noise in his speech concealed the fact that he didn't have anything to say
Hypernyms ("noise" is a kind of...):
incomprehensibility (the quality of being incomprehensible)
Meaning:
The quality of lacking any predictable order or plan
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Synonyms:
haphazardness; stochasticity; randomness; noise
Hypernyms ("noise" is a kind of...):
irregularity; unregularity (not characterized by a fixed principle or rate; at irregular intervals)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "noise"):
ergodicity (an attribute of stochastic systems; generally, a system that tends in probability to a limiting form that is independent of the initial conditions)
• NOISE (verb)
Meaning:
Emit a noise
Classified under:
Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling
Synonyms:
make noise; noise; resound
Hypernyms (to "noise" is one way to...):
go; sound (make a certain noise or sound)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "noise"):
clitter; stridulate (make a shrill creaking noise by rubbing together special bodily structures)
drown out (make imperceptible)
jangle; jingle; jingle-jangle (make a sound typical of metallic objects)
scream (make a loud, piercing sound)
backfire (emit a loud noise as a result of undergoing a backfire)
ring out (sound loudly)
brattle; clack; clatter (make a rattling sound)
racket (make loud and annoying noises)
creak; screak; screech; skreak; squeak (make a high-pitched, screeching noise)
crackle; crunch; scranch; scraunch (make crunching noises)
hum (make a low continuous sound)
claxon; honk (use the horn of a car)
purl (make a murmuring sound)
howl; roar (make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles)
sizzle (make a sound like frying fat)
blare; blast (make a strident sound)
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