Collocations for "noise"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "noise" in context.
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noise
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- heard a [loud, deafening, horrible, screaming, crashing, whirring, strange] noise
- was startled by a [loud] noise
- heard a [loud] noise in the street
- a [loud] noise came from the [room, machine, street]
- my [car, engine] is making a [funny, clunking, scraping] noise
- the noise [caused, generated, produced] (by)
- [50, 100] decibels of noise
- [light, subtle] background noise
- the [children, neighbors, road worker] were making a [lot, great deal] of noise
- there was a noise at the [window, door, entrance]
- noises were coming from the [engine, cupboard, room]
- a noise could be heard from the [inside, outside]
- the noise could be heard for [miles]
- did you hear that noise?
- couldn't hear over the noise of the [crowd, speakers]
- the [celebrity, singer, politician] is making noises to the press
- noise [pollution, reduction, performance]
- noise [limits, ratios, levels]
- noise-canceling [headphones, earphones, earbuds, ear plugs]
'noise' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
abate
- air
- awake
- background
- baffle
- beating
- blast
- bother
- call
- cellar
- chase
- cleaner
- complaint
- constant
- continuous
- crowd
- curious
- dampen
- deaf
- die
- diner
- disrupt
- distract
- distracted
- disturb
- downstairs
- draw
- dreadful
- drift
- drill
- drown
- dull
- ear
- edge
- eerie
- encompass
- even
- faint
- fart
- feedback
- filter
- flinch
- frighten
- funny
- grinder
- grinding
- harsh
- haunt
- hear
- high