pink noise
noun
: a mixture of sound waves with an intensity that diminishes proportionally with frequency to yield approximately equal energy per octave compare white noise
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Honeywell Dreamweaver Personal Fan: $59.99 The Honeywell Dreamweaver Personal Fan, available at Walgreens, is a sleep fan with relaxing pink noise and an airflow shutter.
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Nora Colomer, Fox News, 15 Mar. 2025
The quiet bursts of staticky pink noise are supposed to disrupt those brain waves, encouraging your brain to sink closer to sleep.
—Maggie Ryan, Flow Space, 10 Mar. 2025
Some prefer natural sounds, like rain or ocean waves, while others find consistent white or pink noise to be the most effective.
—Allison Palmer, Miami Herald, 5 Mar. 2025
The lull of low-frequency sounds, such as brown or pink noise, can have a relaxing effect on the body, according to Fong-Isariyawongse.
—Ashley Abramson, Allure, 13 Feb. 2025
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Nora Colomer, Fox News, 15 Mar. 2025
The quiet bursts of staticky pink noise are supposed to disrupt those brain waves, encouraging your brain to sink closer to sleep.
—Maggie Ryan, Flow Space, 10 Mar. 2025
Some prefer natural sounds, like rain or ocean waves, while others find consistent white or pink noise to be the most effective.
—Allison Palmer, Miami Herald, 5 Mar. 2025
The lull of low-frequency sounds, such as brown or pink noise, can have a relaxing effect on the body, according to Fong-Isariyawongse.
—Ashley Abramson, Allure, 13 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for pink noise
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“Pink noise.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pink%20noise. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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