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noisy

loud, harsh, or confused sounds; clamorous; tumultuous; vociferous: noisy football fans.

Not to be confused with:

noisome – offensive or disgusting, as an odor; harmful; noxious; stinking: noisome factory emissions

nois·y

(noi′zē)

adj. nois·i·er, nois·i·est

1. Making noise: a small, noisy dog.

2. Full of, characterized by, or accompanied by noise: a noisy cafeteria.

nois′i·ly adv.

nois′i·ness n.

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noisy

(ˈnɔɪzɪ)

adj, noisier or noisiest

1. making a loud or constant noise

2. full of or characterized by noise

ˈnoisily adv

ˈnoisiness n

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nois•y

(ˈnɔɪ zi)

adj. nois•i•er, nois•i•est.

1. making much noise: noisy children.

2. abounding in or full of noise: a noisy party; a noisy demonstration.

[1685–95]

nois′i•ly, adv.

nois′i•ness, n.

noisy

corroboree - A large, noisy gathering.
crash - May have been created as an imitation of the sound of noisy breaking, or may be a blend of craze and dash.
obstreperous - Meaning "clamorous, noisy" and "argumentative," it is from Latin ob-, "against," and strepere, "to make a noise."
strepent, strepitent - Strepent and strepitent mean "noisy."

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Adj.	1.	noisy - full of or characterized by loud and nonmusical sounds; "a noisy cafeteria"; "a small noisy dog" cacophonic, cacophonous - having an unpleasant sound; "as cacophonous as a henyard"- John McCarten loud - characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity; "a group of loud children"; "loud thunder"; "her voice was too loud"; "loud trombones" quiet - free of noise or uproar; or making little if any sound; "a quiet audience at the concert"; "the room was dark and quiet"
	2.	noisy - attracting attention by showiness or bright colors; "a noisy sweater" colourful, colorful - striking in variety and interest; "a colorful period of history"; "a colorful character"; "colorful language"

noisy

adjective

1. rowdy, chattering, strident, boisterous, vociferous, riotous, uproarious, obstreperous, clamorous a noisy group of drunken students
rowdy quiet, silent, subdued

2. loud, piercing, deafening, tumultuous, ear-splitting, cacophonous, clamorous It may be necessary to ask a neighbour to turn down noisy music.
loud still, quiet, silent, hushed, tranquil

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ruidoso escandaloso

noisy

[ˈnɔɪzɪ] ADJ (noisier (compar) (noisiest (superl))) [neighbours, children, crowd] → ruidoso, escandaloso; [music] → ruidoso, estridente
it's very noisy here → hay mucho ruido aquí
don't be too noisy → no hagáis mucho ruido

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noise

(noiz) noun

1. a sound. I heard a strange noise outside; the noise of gunfire.ruido, sonido

2. an unpleasantly loud sound. I hate noise.ruido

ˈnoiseless adjective

without any sound. noiseless footsteps.silencioso

ˈnoiselessly adverb

silenciosamente

ˈnoisy adjective

making a loud noise. noisy children; a noisy engine.ruidoso, escandaloso

ˈnoisily adverb

ruidosamente

noisy

→ ruidoso

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noisy

a. ruidoso-a, turbulento-a, bullicioso-a.

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There is no order more noisily given or taken up with lustier shouts on board a homeward-bound merchant ship than the command, "Man the windlass!" The rush of expectant men out of the forecastle, the snatching of hand-spikes, the tramp of feet, the clink of the pawls, make a stirring accompaniment to a plaintive up-anchor song with a roaring chorus; and this burst of noisy activity from a whole ship's crew seems like a voiceful awakening of the ship herself, till then, in the picturesque phrase of Dutch seamen, "lying asleep upon her iron."

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And he answered `that Monsieur Bazin went to Noisy.' 'Tis his custom.

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"Because, my child," replied the Buck, "my temper is so uncertain that if I permit one of those noisy creatures to come into my presence I am likely to forget myself and do him an injury."

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I would e'en take it for sublime, did I not know that the colic is a noisy malady.

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And in the house she bare Hermes a dear son who from his birth was marvellous to look upon, with goat's feet and two horns -- a noisy, merry-laughing child.

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She hoped he would not be noisy and rough, because her husband did not like rough and noisy boys.

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Some noisy men were quiet as she passed them on the platform, and one whispered something about her to another-- something vile, no doubt.

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They rattled on through the noisy, bustling, crowded street of London, now displaying long double rows of brightly-burning lamps, dotted here and there with the chemists' glaring lights, and illuminated besides with the brilliant flood that streamed from the windows of the shops, where sparkling jewellery, silks and velvets of the richest colours, the most inviting delicacies, and most sumptuous articles of luxurious ornament, succeeded each other in rich and glittering profusion.

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Yes, this is VANITY FAIR; not a moral place certainly; nor a merry one, though very noisy. Look at the faces of the actors and buffoons when they come off from their business; and Tom Fool washing the paint off his cheeks before he sits down to dinner with his wife and the little Jack Puddings behind the canvas.

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On every piece of waste or common ground, some small gambler drove his noisy trade, and bellowed to the idle passersby to stop and try their chance; the crowd grew thicker and more noisy; gilt gingerbread in blanket-stalls exposed its glories to the dust; and often a four-horse carriage, dashing by, obscured all objects in the gritty cloud it raised, and left them, stunned and blinded, far behind.

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They met for the sake of eating, drinking, and laughing together, playing at cards, or consequences, or any other game that was sufficiently noisy.

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Yet among all this noisy boyish fun and laughter, Wordsworth's strange, keen love of nature took root and grew.