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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
noisily adverb
noisiness noun

Examples of noisy in a Sentence

The playground was filled with noisy children. His lawnmower is very noisy.
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At a checkpoint, a young soldier with a large assault rifle enters the bus and the previously noisy youngsters fall silent. Alissa Simon, Variety, 21 Nov. 2025 Weapons, which Cregger wrote in his garage next to a noisy washer and dryer, was made for a net of $38M and has grossed over $268M at the global box office, a late summer savior. Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 20 Nov. 2025 On Wednesday, the band stuck to its noisy comfort zone, playing a set list that drew heavily from its three full-lengths, Isn’t Anything (1988), Loveless (1991), and m b v (2013). Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 20 Nov. 2025 Developed at the University of California San Diego, the system pairs soft, stretchable sensors with a deep-learning engine that cleans noisy data in real time, yielding a reliable interface that interprets natural arm gestures under nearly any disturbance. Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 17 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for noisy

Word History

First Known Use

1675, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of noisy was in 1675

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“Noisy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/noisy. Accessed 29 Nov. 2025.

Kids Definition

noisy

adjective
noisier; noisiest
1
: making noise
2
: full of or characterized by noise
a noisy street
noisily adverb
noisiness noun

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