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

  • (..) like a real opportunity for me. I want to hang up first. I've hung up. I hung up already. That is your voice doing that noise. You have not hung up. I am hanging up. Click... Nadal, are you still there? - Nadal, are you still there? - I win. No wonder you're a Mac Genius. (..)
    2012 The Dictator