background noise
noun
: undesired sound that is heard in a radio broadcast, a tape recording, etc.
The recording had a lot of background noise.
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There are no initial wait times, no pauses to look up information, no background noise, just a streamlined interaction.
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Dr. Brian Scott Glassman, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
Finally, go ahead and chop 44% off the Google Pixel Buds Pro wireless earbuds for filling commutes or jogs with bold bass, hushed background noise with ANC, and hands-free Google Assistant commands.
—Shubham Yewale, PC Magazine, 25 June 2025
The specifics are background noise; the scenes in F1 that hum are practically non-verbal, and beautiful.
—Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 17 June 2025
Consider stimulus like background noise, scent from air fresheners and perfumes, family members all calling the puppy at once etc.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 June 2025
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Dr. Brian Scott Glassman, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
Finally, go ahead and chop 44% off the Google Pixel Buds Pro wireless earbuds for filling commutes or jogs with bold bass, hushed background noise with ANC, and hands-free Google Assistant commands.
—Shubham Yewale, PC Magazine, 25 June 2025
The specifics are background noise; the scenes in F1 that hum are practically non-verbal, and beautiful.
—Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 17 June 2025
Consider stimulus like background noise, scent from air fresheners and perfumes, family members all calling the puppy at once etc.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for background noise
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“Background noise.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/background%20noise. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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