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as in rattles
loud, confused, and usually inharmonious sound
the incessant noise of traffic on Fifth Avenue made normal conversation impossible
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as in roars
a violent shouting
keep the noise down, you kids!
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Recent Examples of noises
The humming or reversing noises are universal, though the sounds used may vary depending on the manufacturer.
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Charles Singh,
USA Today,
24 June 2026
And each has its own distinct sound effects, engine and brake noises that match their real cars.
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Todd Martens,
Los Angeles Times,
23 June 2026
To this point, Johnson and the twins have sounded the right notes and made the right noises.
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Thomas Drance,
New York Times,
23 June 2026
Kim flew out in his third and final at-bat, swinging at the first pitch and lofting a harmless fly ball to left field, a result invoking more disgruntled noises from the home faithful.
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Tyler Estep,
AJC.com,
19 June 2026
However, in the end, Lilypad was given her own gadgetry noises by the film’s sound team.
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Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
19 June 2026
According to George Shaw, director of systems at Precision Garage Door Service, any unusual, new, or excessive noises your garage door makes during operation are red flags.
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Tessa Cooper,
The Spruce,
17 June 2026
The podcast clip cut to a video of Swift pretending to feed Travis in what appears to be a restaurant while making airplane noises before placing the food in the NFL star's mouth.
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Rachel McRady,
PEOPLE,
16 June 2026
However, some observers have reported hearing faint crackling or hissing noises during intense displays.
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Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
15 June 2026
Charles Singh,
USA Today,
24 June 2026
And each has its own distinct sound effects, engine and brake noises that match their real cars.
—
Todd Martens,
Los Angeles Times,
23 June 2026
To this point, Johnson and the twins have sounded the right notes and made the right noises.
—
Thomas Drance,
New York Times,
23 June 2026
Kim flew out in his third and final at-bat, swinging at the first pitch and lofting a harmless fly ball to left field, a result invoking more disgruntled noises from the home faithful.
—
Tyler Estep,
AJC.com,
19 June 2026
However, in the end, Lilypad was given her own gadgetry noises by the film’s sound team.
—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
19 June 2026
According to George Shaw, director of systems at Precision Garage Door Service, any unusual, new, or excessive noises your garage door makes during operation are red flags.
—
Tessa Cooper,
The Spruce,
17 June 2026
The podcast clip cut to a video of Swift pretending to feed Travis in what appears to be a restaurant while making airplane noises before placing the food in the NFL star's mouth.
—
Rachel McRady,
PEOPLE,
16 June 2026
However, some observers have reported hearing faint crackling or hissing noises during intense displays.
—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
15 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for noises
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The seeds are loose and clatter around inside the pods, giving baptisia the name rattleweed, as children once used the seedpods as rattles.
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With dresses and intimate wear for women; jewelry; personal care products; men’s wallets; baby swaddles, stuffies, rattles and teething toys; dog leashes, collars and toys; greeting cards and a wide range of home decor, the store is drawing people in.
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Those whispers turned into roars in the bottom of the fifth inning when PCA sent a screamer down the first-base line and cruised into second for a double.
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On Saturday, the roars and applause of Ballantyne Ridge staff, friends and family members filled Bojangles Coliseum as 279 students walked the stage as part of the high school’s first graduating class, adding to the 22 graduates who finished mid-year.
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Sustained support from the strings gives way to watery ripples and busy chatters, with piquant harmonic implications.
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Since then, there have been chatters about a revival of GQ China, with some claiming that Jonathan Newhouse personally intervened to improve the relationship between Condé Nast and the Chinese authorities, hoping for a new permit.
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Through blood-curdling howls and rants about fascism, fraud, and fighting to understand your identity, Truck Violence push through ugliness to find something more unaltered and real.
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Her presence is heralded not by the sounds of howls, roars or clanking chains, but by the shutting of the door to her study, the scrape of her chair as it is pulled towards her desk, and the clanking of her type-writer keys.
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Over the past year, men’s ski jumping has been marred by Norway’s cheating scandal and more recent genital manipulation rumors, which has become one of the early commotions of the Milano-Cortina Games.
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Both the fund and the tax portion of that settlement have sparked outcries from government watchdogs.
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The immigration activity sparked outcries from local and state leaders, who called on the Legislature to take up bills that would bar ICE from taking action at schools, places of worship and other similar locations.
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“Noises.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/noises. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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