noise

Definition

  • noun: a loud or unpleasant sound
  • noun: loud, confused, or senseless shouting or outcry
  • verb: to talk much or loudly
  • usually used with 'about' or 'abroad'

Examples

  • She started 'making noises''about' running for office. [=she started saying things that showed she was thinking about running for office]

  • Politicians are 'making (all) the right noises' about improving the schools, but they don't want to spend any money to do it.

  • Congress has been 'making' (a lot of) 'noise' about lowering taxes, but no one expects it to happen.

Movie quotes

  • (..) because my idiot child is blasting the television, and it suddenly dawned on me; hot cock on a rock, she never even picked up the little noise and snot factory! So, here I am, being your mother, which I know is giving you all sorts of mixed-up ideas about gender, while your brain (..)
    2018 TvShow: BoJack Horseman Title: Free Churro Season: 5 Episode 6