noise Audio pronunciation of "noise" ( P ) Pronunciation Key (noiz)
n.

1.
1. Sound or a sound that is loud, unpleasant, unexpected, or undesired.
2. Sound or a sound of any kind: The only noise was the wind in the pines.
2. A loud outcry or commotion: the noise of the mob; a lot of noise over the new law.
3. Physics. A disturbance, especially a random and persistent disturbance, that obscures or reduces the clarity of a signal.
4. Computer Science. Irrelevant or meaningless data.
5. Informal.
1. A complaint or protest.
2. Rumor; talk.
3. noises Remarks or actions intended to convey a specific impression or to attract attention: “The U.S. is making appropriately friendly noises to the new Socialist Government” (Flora Lewis).