noisy
noisy
Definition
noisy (no̵iz′ē)
adjective nois′i·er, nois′i·est
- making, or accompanied by, noise
- making more sound than is expected or customary
- full of noise; clamorous the noisy city
nois′i·ly adverb
nois′i·ness noun
noisy
Synonyms
noisy
Usage Examples
Preposition: at
- night: The owls can also be very noisy at night, causing a disturbance to neighbors.
- time: Bad Points: It was really noisy at some times in the night.
Adjective complement with noun phrase
- make: Surround of Shed Consider laying gravel to make any approach noisy.
Modifies a noun
- neighbor: I've got a problem with a noisy neighbor?
- neighbor: How I wish I could make the world safer by snogging my noisy neighbors.
- firework: The legislation also covers the sale of noisy fireworks: it's now illegal to sell fireworks that are louder than 120 decibels.
- breathing: It can also cause noisy breathing, called stridor, which can be upsetting.
- flock: Later still in the Pannel Valley I could hear another large, noisy flock passing through.
- bugger: I'm going off into the marsh with Gilbert Jnr this morning to see how many of the noisy buggers we can shoot.
Modifying Another Word
- excessively: This exhalation should come from the diaphragm and not be excessively noisy as in a grunt or a snort.
- electrically: Both the boards exhibit the same problems and can be made to freeze at random simply by being in an electrically noisy environment.
- tad: It's a little crackly and we reckon it could be a tad noisy in wind conditions.
- inherently: We try to prevent disturbance from inherently noisy activities by using a number of different legal approaches.
- incredibly: There were some silly drunk teenagers there who were being incredibly noisy.
- too: Yes glad in office not on floor, too noisy, people go deaf, have to shout.
Used with adjective complement
- become: Later on, it became too noisy, we got all the traffic.
- get: Both are located in the basement of the building and can get very noisy.
- sound: They can sound quite noisy, despite the soundproofing material that is put in under the laminate.
- use: Do you use noisy powered tools or machinery for over half an hour a day?
Preposition: in
- operation: Furthermore, we felt it was rather noisy in operation, which may be more noticeable in smaller meeting rooms.
noisy Quotes
Youth may be forgiven when it is brash or noisy, but this does not mean that brashness and noise are virtues.
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