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.
(..) Roxanne Ritchi? Yeah, Roxanne Ritchi. I saw her having dinner, and making googly eyes at some intellectual dweeb. - Ohhhh - Who needs all that noise. That's why I think, WE should team up. You? Wait! What? With my power, and your big headedness, (..)2010 Megamind