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noise
a loud sound, especially an unpleasant one:
• Traffic noise is a problem in inner-city areas. • Why is the washing machine making so much noise?
racket/din
a loud unpleasant noise, especially one that annoys you. Racket is more informal than din:
• I wish those kids would stop making such a racket. • I shouted to make myself heard above the din of the crowd. • the din of battle
row
British English a very loud unpleasant noise, especially one that continues for a long time:
• the deafening row of the loudspeakers
roar
a loud noise that continues for a long time – used about the noise from an engine, the traffic, a crowd, the sea, or the wind:
• She heard the roar of a motorbike behind her. • the roar of the waves breaking on the beach • the roar of the crowd at the Blue Jays baseball game
hubbub
especially written the unclear sound of a lot of people talking and moving around in a place:
• It’s a wonderful place to escape from the hubbub of London’s busy streets. • His voice rose above the hubbub.
commotion
especially written a noise made by people arguing or fighting:
• There was a big commotion going on outside the building. • He went downstairs to find out what was causing the commotion.
clamour
British English , clamor American English literary a loud noise made by a group of people or things all making a noise at the same time:
• They heard the clamour of angry voices. • the clamor of the rain on the roof • the clamour of typewriters • the clamour of the birds
Longman-Thesaurus
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noise
verbs
make a noise
• The car engine was making a funny noise.
hear a noise
• She heard a strange noise.
a noise comes from something
• The noise seemed to be coming from the kitchen.
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + noise
a loud noise
• The rain made a loud noise against the window.
a strange/funny noise
• What’s that funny noise?
a gurgling/whistling/cracking etc noise
(= a noise with a particular kind of sound )
• The water moved through the pipes with a loud gurgling noise.
constant noise
(= noise that does not stop )
• She was fed up with the constant noise of traffic.
background noise
(= noise of things that are happening around you )
• The background noise made it hard to hear what he was saying.
traffic/aircraft/engine etc noise
• It was peaceful there, with no traffic noise at all.
noise + NOUN
noise levels
• The hospital is trying to reduce noise levels to help patients sleep.
noise pollution
(= noise from cars, planes etc which has a bad effect on people’s lives )
• The new airport will increase noise pollution in the surrounding area.
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noun ADJ. deafening, loud | awful, horrible, terrible | low, slight The slightest noise will wake him. | sudden | funny, strange | background There was constant background noise from the motorway. | constant, incessant | banging, buzzing, clattering, etc. | aircraft, engine, traffic | rude One of the children made a rude noise. VERB + NOISE create, generate, make the noise created by aircraft She was making a lot of noise. | hear, listen to We could hear funny little sucking noises. | deaden, reduce Wood is used to deaden the noise. NOISE + VERB come from sth There were strange noises coming from the sitting room. | become/get/grow louder, grow, increase, rise | abate, die away/down, drop, fade away, fall The deafening noise of the machine dropped to a rumble, then stopped. NOISE + NOUN level | pollution PREP. above/over the ~ We had to shout over the noise of the traffic. | ~ from the noise from the engine room
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