noised

Variant of noise

noise definition

noise (no̵iz)

noun

    1. loud or confused shouting; din of voices; clamor
    2. any loud, discordant, or disagreeable sound or sounds
  2. a sound of any kind the noise of the rain
  3. Informal
    1. gossip; rumor; scandal
    2. a protest or accusation
    3. something that draws public notice
  4. Electronics any unwanted electrical signal, esp. within a communication system, that interferes with the sound or image being communicated

Etymology: ME < OFr, noise, quarreling, clamor < L nausea: see nausea

transitive verb noised, noising nois′·ing

to spread about (a report, rumor, etc.): usually with about, around, abroad, etc.

intransitive verb

  1. to talk much or loudly
  2. to make noise or a noise

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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