noise 
/ˈnoɪz/ noun
plural nois·es /ˈnoɪz/ noun 1 a [noncount] : a loud or unpleasant sound
▪ I couldn't hear him over all the noise. ▪ That's not music. To me it's a bunch of noise. ▪ The furnace makes a lot of noise when it comes on. ▪ We closed the windows to block out the traffic noise. ▪ The landlord has been getting complaints from the tenants about noise.
b : a sound that someone or something makes [count] ▪ There were noises coming from the basement. ▪ The sink was making a gurgling noise. ▪ Do you hear that rattling/buzzing/banging noise? [noncount] ▪ The machine hardly makes any noise. — see also background noise, white noise 2 [noncount] a technical : unwanted electronic signals that harm the quality of something (such as a radio or television broadcast or a digital photograph)
b : information that is not useful or important and that makes it more difficult to find the information that you want or need
▪ The initial data included a lot of noise that had to be weeded out.
▪ I couldn't hear him over all the noise. ▪ That's not music. To me it's a bunch of noise. ▪ The furnace makes a lot of noise when it comes on. ▪ We closed the windows to block out the traffic noise. ▪ The landlord has been getting complaints from the tenants about noise.
b : a sound that someone or something makes [count] ▪ There were noises coming from the basement. ▪ The sink was making a gurgling noise. ▪ Do you hear that rattling/buzzing/banging noise? [noncount] ▪ The machine hardly makes any noise. — see also background noise, white noise
b : information that is not useful or important and that makes it more difficult to find the information that you want or need
▪ The initial data included a lot of noise that had to be weeded out.
make noise 1 : to talk about something — often used to suggest that the things being said are not sincere or effective ▪ Congress has been making (a lot of) noise about lowering taxes, but no one expects it to happen. 2 : to complain about something
▪ People have been making (a lot of) noise about the price increases.
▪ People have been making (a lot of) noise about the price increases.
make noises 1 : to talk about something in usually an indirect way — usually + about ▪ She started making noises about running for office. [=she started saying things that showed she was thinking about running for office] ▪ Her parents are making noises about wanting a grandchild. ▪ The government has been making some encouraging noises about the possibility of a tax cut. 2 : to make statements of a specified kind
▪ The company has been making soothing/reassuring noises to calm the fears of investors. — often used to suggest that the things being said are not sincere or effective ▪ Politicians are making (all) the right noises about improving the schools, but they don't want to spend any money to do it.
▪ The company has been making soothing/reassuring noises to calm the fears of investors. — often used to suggest that the things being said are not sincere or effective ▪ Politicians are making (all) the right noises about improving the schools, but they don't want to spend any money to do it.
— see also big noise
— noise·less /ˈnoɪzləs/ adjective
▪ The machine is almost noiseless. ▪ noiseless footsteps
/ˈnoɪzləs/ adjective ▪ The machine is almost noiseless. ▪ noiseless footsteps
— noise·less·ly adverb
▪ He slipped into the room noiselessly.
▪ He slipped into the room noiselessly.
