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.
(..) WOLF: Lots of cream, lots of sugar. About the car... is there anything I need to know? Does it stall, smoke, make a lot of noise? Is there gas in it? Anything? JULES: Aside from how it looks, the car is cool. WOLF: Positive? Don't get me (..)1994 Pulp Fiction