NOISE | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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Word: Noise

Speech Type: Noun

Etymology:

Middle English (also in the sense ‘quarrelling’): from Old French, from Latin nausea ‘seasickness’ (see nausea)

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: nɔɪz
Dialects: British English
Definition:

a sound, especially one that is loud or unpleasant or that causes disturbance

Short Definition:

sound

Examples:
  • making a noise like a pig
  • what's that rustling noise outside the door?
Definition:

irregular fluctuations that accompany a transmitted electrical signal but are not part of it and tend to obscure it

Short Definition:

irregular fluctuations accompanying electrical signal

Examples:
  • the enhancer can improve the video signal quality, reducing noise and increasing image sharpness

Word: Noise

Speech Type: Verb

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: nɔɪz
Dialects: British English
Definition:

talk about or make known publicly

Short Definition:

make known publicly

Examples:
  • you've discovered something that should not be noised about
Definition:

make a lot of noise

Short Definition:

make much noise

Examples:
  • rook, crow and jackdaw—noising loud

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