noisy

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adjective \ ˈnȯi-zē \

Definition of noisy

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

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noisily

play \ˈnȯi-zə-lē\ adverb

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noisiness

play \ˈnȯi-zē-nəs\ noun

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Examples of noisy in a Sentence

The playground was filled with noisy children.
His lawnmower is very noisy.

Recent Examples of noisy from the Web

The crowd burst into cheers and applause as the last faded away, and bells at nearby Westminster Abbey pealed a noisy farewell to their neighbor.

— jill lawless, The Seattle Times, "Big Ben bell falls silent in London for repairs until 2021," 21 Aug. 2017
The crowd burst into cheers and applause as the last faded away, and bells at nearby Westminster Abbey pealed a noisy farewell to their neighbor.

— Bloomberg.com, "Big Ben Bell Falls Silent in London for Repairs Until 2021," 21 Aug. 2017
The noisy machine disrupted Jazmine and her newlywed husband Aaron Pavao’s sleep (the high school sweethearts pushed up their wedding to January — with Naraly, of course, serving as maid of honor).

— steve dorfman, miamiherald, "Sisters share everything - including a kidney," 15 Aug. 2017
There aren’t any noisy neighbors stumbling into their rooms at 6 a.m.—or making noise otherwise right next door—

— alyse whitney, Bon Appetit, "Why Airbnb Is the Only Way I'll Do Vegas," 14 Aug. 2017
With a single brief interruption, India has sustained a noisy, wobbly and messy democracy.

— The Economist, "Post-partum depressionSeventy years of Indo-Pakistani enmity," 22 July 2017
Mr. Wellington has used the city’s 311 data to map out the noisiest neighborhoods.

— winnie hu, New York Times, "New York Becomes the City That Never Shuts Up," 19 July 2017
A Vudu Shrimp or live shrimp under a popping cork has been the best bet, but his anglers have also been getting some larger trout at dawn on noisy topwaters.

— frank sargeant, AL.com, "Friday Fishing Report," 14 July 2017
Eventually the network could outperform other techniques for smoothing out noisy pictures of galaxies.

— science news staff, Science | AAAS, "AI is changing how we do science. Get a glimpse," 5 July 2017

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First Known Use of noisy

1675

noisy Synonyms

Synonyms

clangorous, dinning, discordant, rackety

Antonyms

noiseless, quiet, silent, soundless, still

Related Words

cacophonous, dissonant; resounding, sonorous; clamorous, uproarious; blatant, obstreperous, strident, vociferous; blaring, booming, brassy, brazen, clanging, earsplitting, jangly

Near Antonyms

calm, hushed

NOISY Defined for English Language Learners

noisy

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adjective

Definition of noisy for English Language Learners

: making a lot of loud or unpleasant noise
: full of loud or unpleasant noise

NOISY Defined for Kids

noisy

play

adjective \ ˈnȯi-zē \

Definition of noisy for Students

noisier; noisiest

1 :making a lot of noise

noisy children

2 :full of noise

a noisy street

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noisily

\-zə-lē\ adverb

The dogs barked noisily.

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noisiness

\-zē-nəs\ noun

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