Word Direct Answers

What does "noise" mean?

Noise: Especially, loud, confused, or senseless sound; clamor; din.

Additional senses

  1. 2.Loud or continuous talk; general talk or discussion; rumor; report. "The noise goes." Shak. What noise have we had about transplantation of diseases and transfusion of blood! T. Baker. Soerates lived in Athens during the great plague which has made so much noise in all ages. Spectator.
  2. 3.Music, in general; a concert; also, a company of musicians; a band. [Obs.] Milton. The king has his noise of gypsies. B. Jonson.
  3. 4.To sound; to make a noise. Milton.
  4. 5.To spread by rumor or report. All these sayings were noised abroad. Luke i.
  5. 6.2. To disturb with noise. [Obs.] Dryden.

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