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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 first clip showed Duff making cat and bird noises as Townes, who turns 2 on May 3, played with her hair and smiled at the camera.
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Kirsty Hatcher, PEOPLE, 29 Apr. 2026
Plus sundry hallucinations, bad dreams, possession, dark spaces, creepy noises, fraught family relations — and, as with so many horror stories, a bad thing in the past bringing down the future.
—Television Critic, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2026
Blanche says on Monday that the noises correspond with the time the suspect allegedly storms the Secret Service security checkpoint on the floor above the ballroom.
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 28 Apr. 2026
Lockwood takes different noises—from volcanic activity in Hawaii to spring peepers near the Mississippi River, crows around Essex, and hydroacoustic signals in the Tasman Sea—and weaves a tapestry in constant flux.
—Joshua Minsoo Kim, Pitchfork, 28 Apr. 2026
What happened Saturday night Just minutes into the dinner, attendees in the ballroom heard muffled popping noises and saw the president, first lady, and top officials hurried away from the head table, where journalists representing the White House Correspondents Association were also seated.
—Ryan Lucas, NPR, 26 Apr. 2026
As for Fargo, arguably the program that really established Hawley as a top-tier showrunner, the noises are good for those hoping for more.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 24 Apr. 2026
But out of all the various noises that humans release upon seeing a whale, wow is by far my favorite.
—Hannah Towey, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Apr. 2026
But all the soundbites — the quick, random noises that seem to irritate fans the most — don’t always get noticed by players.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 17 Apr. 2026
Kirsty Hatcher, PEOPLE, 29 Apr. 2026
Plus sundry hallucinations, bad dreams, possession, dark spaces, creepy noises, fraught family relations — and, as with so many horror stories, a bad thing in the past bringing down the future.
—Television Critic, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2026
Blanche says on Monday that the noises correspond with the time the suspect allegedly storms the Secret Service security checkpoint on the floor above the ballroom.
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 28 Apr. 2026
Lockwood takes different noises—from volcanic activity in Hawaii to spring peepers near the Mississippi River, crows around Essex, and hydroacoustic signals in the Tasman Sea—and weaves a tapestry in constant flux.
—Joshua Minsoo Kim, Pitchfork, 28 Apr. 2026
What happened Saturday night Just minutes into the dinner, attendees in the ballroom heard muffled popping noises and saw the president, first lady, and top officials hurried away from the head table, where journalists representing the White House Correspondents Association were also seated.
—Ryan Lucas, NPR, 26 Apr. 2026
As for Fargo, arguably the program that really established Hawley as a top-tier showrunner, the noises are good for those hoping for more.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 24 Apr. 2026
But out of all the various noises that humans release upon seeing a whale, wow is by far my favorite.
—Hannah Towey, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Apr. 2026
But all the soundbites — the quick, random noises that seem to irritate fans the most — don’t always get noticed by players.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 17 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for noises
Noun
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The snakes can, however, lose their rattles or simply decide not to use them.—
Don Sweeney
April 21,
Sacbee.com,
21 Apr. 2026
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Cunningham’s Fisher-Price pianos and decrepit drums are unmistakable, as is Ciani’s Buchla, which whooshes and rattles like a steam engine barreling down the tracks.—
Andrew Ryce,
Pitchfork,
9 Apr. 2026
Noun
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There were no roars of restaurant chatter and excitement from happy guests.—
Camryn Dadey,
Sacbee.com,
16 Apr. 2026
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Most of the time, the creature is invisible, only given away by roars or its footprints in the soil of this extra-terrestrial world.—
Richard Edwards,
Space.com,
31 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Sustained support from the strings gives way to watery ripples and busy chatters, with piquant harmonic implications.—
Scott Cantrell,
Dallas Morning News,
23 Jan. 2026
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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.—
Tianwei Zhang,
Footwear News,
16 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Such prices have set off howls of protest from some fans.—
James Rainey,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2026
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My 2-year-old daughter’s howls of protest echoed through the previously silent forest of towering Norway spruce.—
Tribune News Service,
Baltimore Sun,
30 Apr. 2026
Noun
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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.—
Sara Germano,
Sportico.com,
8 Feb. 2026
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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.—
Dave Boucher,
Freep.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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The charges against Comey followed a series of events that have fueled outcries that Trump is improperly politicizing the Justice Department.—
Aysha Bagchi,
USA Today,
19 Nov. 2025
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“Noises.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/noises. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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