noise

/nɔɪz/
verb
  1. To talk about or spread information, often in a way that is not quiet or secret.
    • People were noising about the possible merger for weeks.
    • They noised their complaints loudly at the town meeting.
    • The rumor was noised around the office before anyone confirmed it.
noun
  1. A sound, especially one that is loud, unpleasant, or unwanted.
    • I couldn't sleep because of the noise coming from the party next door.
    • The noise from the construction site made it hard to concentrate.
    • The baby was frightened by the loud noise of the thunder.
  2. Information that is not wanted or is confusing, such as random signals or irrelevant data.
    • The radio had a lot of static noise that made it hard to hear the music.
    • In statistics, we try to separate the real trends from the noise in the data.
    • The report was full of noise and didn't give us any clear answers.
  3. Comments or complaints that are made publicly, often about something that is happening.
    • The company's announcement created a lot of noise in the industry.
    • The politician tried to ignore the noise from the opposition.
    • There was a lot of noise on social media about the new movie.
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