background noise

noun

: undesired sound that is heard in a radio broadcast, a tape recording, etc.

The recording had a lot of background noise.

Examples of background noise in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Yet for most fans, his voice has been little more than background noise, an acapella Muzak that only gets noticed when Araujo makes a mistake. — Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2026

Black wide-leg pants Good black jeans should be background noise, a neutral building block to an outfit. — Kayla Becker, Travel + Leisure, 17 Sep. 2026

Many merchants read regulatory headlines as background noise, not something that changes checkout architecture. — Dimitri Akhrin, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026

However, this background noise can only be reduced, not eliminated. — Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for background noise

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