noisier; noisiest
1
: making noise
noisy trucks and buses
2
: full of or characterized by noise or clamor
a noisy office
a noisy scene
3
: noticeably showy, gaudy, or bright : conspicuous
a noisy sweater
Examples of noisy in a Sentence
The playground was filled with noisy children.
His lawnmower is very noisy.
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This year’s annual football extravaganza provided a vivid snapshot of how the long-running AI rivalry between OpenAI and Anthropic has erupted into a much noisier contest over perception, positioning, and power.
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Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 9 Feb. 2026
In the defense world, this means covert sensors that can remain buried for years, still transmitting data without giving away their position with a noisy generator.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 9 Feb. 2026
The lab designed for action, and the environment was noisy, with motors operating nearby to power machinery and oh, no chair.
—Natalia Sánchez Loayza, Scientific American, 5 Feb. 2026
Gasoline cars, by contrast, were noisy and temperamental.
—Bill Gourgey, Popular Science, 5 Feb. 2026
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Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 9 Feb. 2026
In the defense world, this means covert sensors that can remain buried for years, still transmitting data without giving away their position with a noisy generator.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 9 Feb. 2026
The lab designed for action, and the environment was noisy, with motors operating nearby to power machinery and oh, no chair.
—Natalia Sánchez Loayza, Scientific American, 5 Feb. 2026
Gasoline cars, by contrast, were noisy and temperamental.
—Bill Gourgey, Popular Science, 5 Feb. 2026
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“Noisy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/noisy. Accessed 12 Feb. 2026.
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