Loud+noise

  • 31noise — 1 /nOIz/ noun 1 SOUND (C, U) sound, especially a loud or unpleasant sound: the noise of the traffic | a loud cracking noise | make (a) noise: Try not to make a noise when you go upstairs. | Stop making so much noise. 2 make polite/encouraging etc …

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  • 32noise — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. uproar, hubbub, din, racket, clamor, pandemonium; crash, rattle, clatter. See loudness, sound. Ant., silence, quiet. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A sound] Syn. sound, sonance, something heard, something… …

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  • 33loud — [[t]la͟ʊd[/t]] ♦♦♦ louder, loudest 1) ADJ GRADED If a noise is loud, the level of sound is very high and it can be easily heard. Someone or something that is loud produces a lot of noise. Suddenly there was a loud bang... His voice became harsh… …

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  • 34Noise pollution — A Boeing 747 400 passes close to houses shortly before landing at London Heathrow Airport Noise pollution is excessive, displeasing human, animal or machine created environmental noise that disrupts the activity or balance of human or animal life …

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  • 35loud — loud1 [laud] adj comparative louder superlative loudest [: Old English; Origin: hlud] 1.) making a lot of noise ≠ ↑quiet ▪ The book fell to the floor with a loud bang. ▪ The music was so loud that I had to shout. ▪ Who s there? asked David in a… …

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  • 36noise — n. 1) to make, produce (a) noise 2) to cut (AE; colloq.), cut down on, reduce the noise 3) constant, persistent; deafening; loud; shrill noise 4) a noise abates, dies down * * * [nɔɪz] cut down on deafening dies down loud persistent produce (a …

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  • 37noise — {{11}}noise (n.) early 13c., loud outcry, clamor, shouting, from O.Fr. noise din, disturbance, uproar, brawl (11c., in modern French only in phrase chercher noise to pick a quarrel ), also rumor, report, news, apparently from L. nausea disgust,… …

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  • 38Loud music — The term loud music is often used to refer to music that is played at a volume that disturbs others, such as neighbors or bystanders, who do not wish to hear the music, or that is otherwise viewed as a nuisance to the public. It may include music …

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  • 39noise — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, disturbance, noise, from Latin nausea nausea Date: 13th century 1. loud, confused, or senseless shouting or outcry 2. a. sound; especially one that lacks agreeable musical quality or is… …

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  • 40loud — 1 adjective 1 making a lot of noise: a loud bang | That music s too loud. 2 someone who is loud talks too loudly and confidently: The more Tom drank, the louder he became. 3 loud clothes are unpleasantly bright: Butch was wearing a loud checked… …

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