noise

Forms

1.Various sounds, usually unwanted or unpleasant.
- The heavens turn about in a most rapid motion without noise to us perceived.
- He knew that it was trash day, when the garbage collectors made all the noise.
- Charles had not been employed above six months at Darracott Place, but he was not such a whopstraw as to make the least noise in the performance of his duties when his lordship was out of humour.
2.Any sound.
- The sudden noise made everyone jump.
- She crept up behind him not making a noise.
3.Sound or signal generated by random fluctuations.
- The complete flutter of the distant signal would probably so entirely destroy its identity that the crosstalk from it would be a substantially unintelligible noise.
4.Any part of a signal or data that reduces the clarity, precision, or quality of the desired output.
- I heard a noise in the bedroom.
- I can't stand that noise anymore.
- I can't stand that noise any longer.

1.To spread news of; to spread as rumor or gossip.
- When this was noysed aboute, the multitude cam togedder and were astonyed, because that every man herde them speake in his awne tongue.
2.To make a noise; to sound.

Uncommon· #2120

From Middle English noyse, noise, from Old French noise (“a dispute, wrangle, strife, noise”), of uncertain origin.